Opinion
Just following our noses...
Yesterday we hopped in the car to do a couple things.
We needed to take some pictures and thought we’d grab some lunch while out and about.
(Plus we didn’t tell anyone we were c...
When disaster strikes, again and again...
A few weeks ago as I sat in church, without Dean who was out working, so many thoughts raced through my mind.
For the first half hour it was, “Ok, we are doing this song and the intro is ...
Letter to the Editor: Food Pantry Says, 'Thank You'
Dear Editor,
On behalf of the Vinton Food Pantry, we would like to thank the remarkable Raegan Junge for her wonderful outreach to the community to help provide much-needed items to...
Letter to the Editor: Vernon should debate Blum in Benton County
Dear Editor,
Congressman Rod Blum recently announced a proposal for ten debates with his opponent, Monica Vernon, before the Nov. 8 election. This is an important election, and Iowans deserve t...
Hey, let\'s go see Trump he said...
The other night Dean asks, “Hey, ya wanna go out to hear Donald Trump in Cedar Rapids?”
I'm not sure if that would be the worst date night ever, even compared to the time he ask...
Remembering Bob LaGrange, and the Vinton icons he loved most
In the last few years of his life, Bob La Grange saw that the things he loved the most about Vinton are still in good hands.
His grandson, Dan, had joined his son, Mike, as a pharmacist at LaGrange...
Remembering Bob LaGrange, and the Vinton icons he loved most
In the last few years of his life, Bob La Grange saw that the things he loved the most about Vinton are still in good hands.
His grandson, Dan, had joined his son, Mike, as a pharmacist at LaGr... The Brexit and the Declaration of Independence
Imagine the impact on Iowa if any of the following headlines were true:
Ag Secretary Vilsack orders farmers to provide playthings for pigs
USDA issues rules on shape of bananas, cucumbers
Con...
The Brexit and the Declaration of Independence
Imagine the impact on Iowa if any of the following headlines were true:
Ag Secretary Vilsack orders farmers to provide playthings for pigs
USDA issues rules on shape of bananas, cucumbers
...
A message to America, from a flag lowered to half-staff for the very first time
Seriously?
So soon?
I know it's part of an American Flag's job to help the nation mourn.
But already? Even before the folds from my months in a box have had time to disappear?
I was the fi...