Opinion
Wisdom, faith, humility and the World Series wisdom of Casey Stengel
Today’s World Series Week column is a lesson in humility, faith and wisdom. Or more specifically, the wisdom of humble faith.
First, the words of wisdom: "If we're going to win t...
Remembering the impact of baseball\'s Dummy Hoy
Today's World Series week column is especially for the young men and women of Vinton whose games bring their parents to the local ball diamonds, whether its Park and Rec league, the USSSA teams...
The World Series and the Holtzman legacy
Most baseball fans love the game because someone introduced them to it when they were young.
For me, it was may father, a baseball fan (although not a player).
And my second grade teacher.
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Sherry, Jackie and Candy: Girls names among the Boys of Summer
The World Series begins on Wednesday, and as I wrote this on Saturday night, watching the Boston Red Sox earn the right to play against the St. Louis Cardinals again this year, it occurs to me that...
A Challenge to The Other Guys
Two months ago, the phone rang.
“I am calling about your job opening for an editor,” said the man on the other line, a journalist from the Green Bay area.
You have the wrong num...
To the Editor: Is \'Affordable Care\' really affordable?
To the Editor,
"Survival in the market often requires recognizing mistakes and changing course. Survival in politics requires denying mistakes, continuing the currant policies, adding new ...
Farewell, Old Purple
It's a tough day when you realize that the day has come to lay to rest an important member of your family -- even if that family member is a minivan that you once said you would NEVER buy.
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Seven Million and still growing: An update and word of thanks from Vinton Today
Sometime today, among the several thousand of times that someone reads a story on Vinton Today, a reader will open an obituary, or look at one of this week’s sports stories, or maybe browse t...
The impact of the first Chiropractic Church
“Ain’t that something,” said Buford, my body guard. “The area medical community and religious community are celebrating the first formal joint church/medical practice ...