Opinion
Why voter ID is important to election integrity
Editor,
Am I the only one who sees a definite left/progressive bias to most if not all AP Stories? ...
Sitting yourself to death: Someone has finally listened to my chair warnings
Edtor's Note: I wrote this column several years ago, and published it here in April of 2010 (Click HERE if you need proof). Now that CBS news has published a similar warning, I thought it would...
“The Danger of Unbelief and the Life of Faith from John 1:10-13” Part 1
Be honest here: were you at one time or another afraid of the dark? What does it really mean to be afraid of the dark? Can darkness tickle you? Can it hit you over the... First Light: Thoughts from the shadows when electricity first arrives
Editor's Note: As the East Central Iowa REC celebrates its 75th year, Vinton Today is helping the REC celebrate the milestone by publishing some historical stories from the perspectives of cust...
A multitude of gray areas define the DREAM Act debate
To the Editor,
I have read the responses to President Obama’s executive order halting the deportation of undocumented people, particularly those who have lived here since child...
The three words members of Congress should have said to Roger Clemens
Now that Roger Clemens has been found not guilty of lying to Congress, one thing is clear as we approach what we can only hope is the end of the issue of performance-enhancing substances: Nobody w...
Dr. Q: The missing voice in the immigration debate
How did one of the leading brain surgeons in the United States end up at Johns Hopkins, where his pioneer work in brain tumors has given hope to many with terminal diagnoses?
He “hopped t...
The lesson of Curlyweed and the Butterfly Ball
Almost every day, I confront the painful reality that I am a city boy trying to pretend I am something else.
I love living in the country; I just wish I knew what it was doing.
F... What a grandpa should always know...and what he should always say
I feel perfectly safe in small town Iowa-- safe enough to take my young granddaughters virtually anywhere in the Vinton area.
I don't mind letting the girls walk on their own whe... In spite of ourselves...
Warning: This column is long and sappy :)
This past few weeks at the Close home, have been borderline crazy. We've gone through loss, celebration, and realized the overall, life is good.
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