Opinion
My encounter with an \'IRS\' scammer
The IRS has been calling me all day, telling me there is a warrant because I have not paid my taxes.
So I called the number, with a Washington, D.C., 202 area code (the first number they left o...
To the Editor: E-mail issue disqualifies Hillary as candidate for President
To the Editor,
The President gave authority to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to classify documents. Sec . Clinton should know when a received item is sensitive to National...
To The Editor: Flourishing Families offers help, advice as school begins
Dear Editor,
The Flourishing Families of Benton and Iowa Counties (FFBIC), a local Community Partnership for Protecting Children site, would like to offer a few words of encouragement to all p...
To The Editor: Thanks to all involved in WWII 70th anniversary event
Dear Editor,This past weekend Benton County celebrated the 70TH Anniversary of the End of World War II at Celebration Park in Vinton. There are several people I wish to thank who helped t...
Letter to the Editor: Last Hope Animal Rescue's Gain
I want to personally congratulate Last Hope Animal Rescue (formerly based outside of Shellsburg now in Cedar Rapids) on their new Adoption Center Director, Julie Havran.
J...
To the Editor: Motorcycle club member recalls dirt track bike racing in '53
By Bob Kimm, former Vinton Motorcycle Club member
Quite an article today on the 4th of July racing out at the fairgrounds. It brought back some memories for me from way back in 1953...
To the Editor: Golf cart drivers need to remember safety rules
To the Editor,
It is my understanding that the city council is entertaining a motion to ban golf carts from city streets. As owners of a golf cart we are pleased to use these streets to do our ...
Happy Birthday, Kiddo
On this day in history, well ok, so 18 years ago, I spent the day in the hospital, and the next few...but it was for a good cause, I was awaiting the arrival of a little girl.
It was one of tho... The Iffy 50: A birthday to remember, or not?
Good husbands all know
That a man sure had better
When it comes to a wife’s birthday
Not be a forgetter.
As Shakespeare declared
There’s no place in this world
...
The plight of a Pack Rat
Let's face it. I am sort of a pack rat.
Now as anyone that is labelled as such will tell you, we don't think we are.
My packratting is more in the kitchen gadget area, you know the ...