Opinion

It was a wonderful life

Today I had just commented to Dean that I hated getting old, but that it sure beats the alternative. Today was also the same day as our church Christmas program"Like it was 3 years ago. It was...

Remember the people who are counting on you to forget winter safe driving rules

I used to think it was my job to warn readers of the dangers of winter driving, and trying to remind you all to keep your tires between the ditches and your bumpers and fenders to yourselves. I would ...

The Art of Falling

October 7th, World Smile Day, was the day that I passed out, fell, knocked half my teeth loose, cracking one tooth, busted my lip to the tune of 9 stitches and ended up with a concussion. This was by ...

A Teacher's Encouragement

As a child, I grew up in rural Kansas. We were only able to get reception for two television stations in the small community that we lived in, so television wasn't a large focus of our lives. But...

To the Editor: Thoughts on Trump, Sessions and the GOP control of government

By Rosemary Schwartz UPDATE: Popular vote totals, Nov. 29, Clinton 64,869,961 or 48% of the vote, Trump 62,536,045 or 46.27%. Clinton's margin has increased to 2,333,916. Even with the recounts cur...

Letter to the Editor: Reader's take on President Elect Trump Appointments

Dear Editor John's Rant: Oh boy! Here we go the Democrat narrative playing out over the nomination of Senator Jeff Session to be the new Attorney General. Senator Session has a long record ...

Letter to the Editor: To My Friends on the Left and the Right

To my friends on the "Left" of the political spectrum. I would ask that you just try to take a breath and try to relax. I know that you are a little scared. I know this is not what you want...

Letter to the Editor: Re-elect Grassley

Dear Editor, Senator Chuck Grassley is one of Iowa's greatest champions in Washington D.C. Unlike so many people we send to D.C., Grassley has not lost his Iowa values and continues to represe...

Congregation Celebrates Pastor

The assembly of believers at HCF, Vinton, want to publicly celebrate and acknowledge our love, honor and appreciation for our Sr Pastor and Shepherd, Pastor Bob Gaston during this October's Pastor App...

From a hammer to a hand-held; a history of news technology

When I teach children about my job, I always take a hammer to class. That's because the first news items were nailed to the posts along ancient city streets. That's why when we refer to something bein...