Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Candidate Ivy Schuster
Funding is still the single most important factor when supporting our children's education, but it is not the only issue. At a recent panel on challenges and opportunities in Iowa education hosted by ...
Letter to the Editor: Take Heart
Take heart Patty,Just look at the venom of Linsey and Gould! These leftist - may I say Maxist Socialist, want us on the other side to shut up. They are the ones who wish to end the 1st and...
Letter to the Editor: Happy to be in Vinton
Dear Editor, It’s been a little over a year since my wife became a resident of VGH Nursing and Rehab. The recommendations were correct!As a result, our daughter moved from Hiawatha to Vinton so I co...
Biting my nails and over nails, screws and other debris
Just about a month ago, give or take, I had some work done on my '99 Lexus. She's coming up on 130,000 miles so I figure if I don't hit a deer, it should last me another 4 or 5 years. It's my way of r...
80,000 Lbs vs. motorcycles or dumb drivers
There are a few things that irritate me when driving. Mostly it has to do with people who have no idea how a semi driver thinks. I was driving on the interstate the other day, going the posted 70...
Letter to the Editor: Secrets
“There are no secrets that time does not reveal.” Jean RacineDid you know the Vinton City Council has been keeping a dirty little secret since March 26th? Did you know that on December ...
Graduates, Today is your Day, Every Day
It’s time for the annual graduation column. The column that is supposed to be light and funny and leave you with a bit of wisdom to carry with you for the rest of your life.Between COVID-19, riots,...
Letter to the Editor: The boy on the beach
Dear Editor,To see one so young who exhausted did not bend his knee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k9Si28k0Fk Do we have enough Americans who have the courage of convictions, who believe...
Letter to the Editor: Biden sucks & Trump sucks more!
Are these really our two best options out of the millions of people in the United States? I'm guessing not, & we will never have a decent candidate because our government sucks just as much as the...
Letter to the Editor: Good cop, Bad Cop
Dear Editor.I agree there are more good officers than bad ones but the bad ones like the one that murdered Mr. Floyd should not have been allowed to remain on the force. He had many charges agai...