Opinion
Dear K
Dear K,Oh, I just love a good mystery. When your letter arrived in my post office box and it reeked of past drama, I had a hint of which camp that it was from. My issue was that I wasn't sure just whi...
Letter to the Editor: Time for Some Honesty About Water Rates
Dear Editor, On February 8, the City will, or already did (depending on when you read this), raise water and sewer rates. The citizens have been told that rate increases are needed to replace the...
Quilts of Valor and Vinton loses a special lady
Last October I had a call from Rita Moore. She was really excited about the quilt that she was going to present at the Veteran's Assembly at the school. "I'm going to be presenting a quilt to Dr. Song... Fired Board of Health gets, "You Can't Fight City Hall" Plaques
Updated:In a move that is quite frankly a bit odd, the Benton County Board of Supervisors presented the fired Board of Health members with a plaque at Tuesday's Board of Supervisor meeting.I'm not sur... Letter to the Editor: I believe in Climate Change
I also believe: Bill Gates and John Kerry are friends of the little man.The people attending the meetings in Davos are looking out for my interests. There is no lawfare in the USA.Fani Willis is a...
Letter to the Editor: Climate vs. Weather
Editor: Do you remember your geography studies from Elementary School? I remember studding the various countries the borders climate, major crops and exports, and their religion. ...
Snowplows, drivers, water mains, those that do work in these conditions
The storms that came through Benton County put a strain on the plows like nothing we've seen, probably in my lifetime. With two foot of snow and temperatures that froze the snow solid, the roads were ... The driveway dilema...
Ice and I have an agreement. "Don't tread on me," says the ice, "and I won't throw you on the ground and give you a concussion." I have a lot of respect for that. So that is where the quandary of what...
Letter to the Editor: Where are the standards?
To The Editor,As someone who occasionally submits comments to the opinion page, I would like to ask the editor to abide by their own rules that are placed on the “Leave a Comment” page which a per...
Letter to the Editor: Re: Digestive Gases
Editor:Previous article digestive gases: Thus:DE: your post; firstly I never said I did auto body work. However I built an airplane out of aluminum and fiberglass. And after si...