Opinion
Junk Ads: A humorous look at what you don\'t see here
One of the things we like to boast about at Vinton Today is the fact that everything on our site is local. All the news, all the ads.
Very few other news sites can say that. Most ev...
A final salute to Vinton Marine Larry Michael
The community of Vinton veterans lost a friend today.
So did I.
Major Larry Michael, a retired Marine, died today, after a long battle with Parkinson’s. He was 80.
Larry was a proud ... The only clear choice in Iowa\'s 2014 Senate election
When, in the course of events, a voter identifies a statesmen who so eloquently defends the things in which the voter believes, it behooves the voter to defy convention and earnestly support that c...
Footprints in the sands of time
Ever since my mother in law passed away, and we were sitting around with Stuart, our funeral guy trying to decide what to put in her obituary, I realized that in all the things that she had done, h... Letter To The Editor: It's just short time until the November Election
A Leader is a person who inspires people to do more than they think they could. Many people in our military are trained to do just that. Some people in public service have th...
The Indy 500 in my Livingroom
We inherited a few cats from my daughter after one of hers had kittens and my daughters pregnancy allergies just weren't allowing them all to reside in the same house, so it was time to call th...
A 9/11 perspective and the Freedom Rock
I had hoped and planned to spend the 13th anniversary of September 11, and the following weekend, in Baltimore, where a huge celebration honored the 200th anniversary of the writing of the Star Spa... To the Editor: Writer awaits discussion from gun rights advocates
To The Editor,
I need to again restate what I wrote. I did not use the term “gun lovers” rather people who love guns which is a true statement. I did not suggest that you turn in y...
Letter To The Editor: Writer asks for rational discussion concerning guns
To the Editor,
I remember a few years ago sitting at a courthouse meeting where people who love guns were making an argument to the Supervisors that there should be no restrictions on people c...
To the Editor: The meaning of 'left' vs 'right'
To the Editor,
Do we as voters understand the left vs. right argument? What does it mean to be a liberal, progressive, moderate, libertarian, conservative, and just who is radical i...