Opinion
To The Editor: Iowa law does require headlights: Did you use yours in the fog?
By Tressa Walton, Vinton
Did you turn your lights on this morning?
Did you know that IT IS a state law that you need to have your headlights on in fog, sleet, snow, or rain? I was in shock this ...
The Fork Fetish
I admit it, I have fork fetish.
According to the dictionary a fetish is described as:
-an inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers
Now, to clarify, I haven't gone to worship...
A day to remember, together
America's most mis-named holiday is today: 9/11. Many calendars call it "Patriot's Day," in the embarassing reality that Americans used a name that they already had in place for another very important... Letter to the Editor: Henkle's, Service with a Heart
Dear Editor,
I would like to recommend Dave Henkle's service station as a FULL service station.
Last week I drove to Vinton with a tiny kitten under my hood that I discovered when I stopped... 30 Years Ago, I did, and still do
Here we are at "the tire place" because after all, isn't that where you want to go on Valentine's Day?
I should've known that on our ... When Ancestry becomes the Nut in the Family Tree
I admit it, most of my news comes from Facebook.
Why? Because you can sum up local new and what ABC, NBC and CBS all think in about 30 minutes. They all agree. If you watch one, you get the gis...
Smarter than a 6th grader: How students at a school named for a Confederate general set a much-needed example for adults
By Dean Close, Vinton Today Editor
I wonder what the Benton County natives mentioned below would have had to say about the issue that led to the protests in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend -...
How NPR gave us fake news about access to news about fake news
First of all, where I am coming from: I am not, and never have been a fan, follower or defender of Fox News. So, please to not interpret the following paragraphs to be any kind of defense of Fox.
H...
Boredom on four wheels
"We are boring," she says.
By "We" she means: Me.
And she's right.
I am generally historically boring, but I took it to a whole new level again this week.
It was time... Letter to the Editor: "Fast and Furious - things we did not know
To our many readers and in particular Obama and Clinton supporters -- Greetings
This is podcast of Laura Ingram show 7/21/17 fill in host John Hinderaker whose web site is powerline. The most inter...