The inspiration for my old cap -- and why I waited so long to get a new one

VINTON TODAY
August 8, 2012 1:47 am

  The clock on my laptop reads 11:35, but that’s Iowa time. It’s 12:35 Eastern Standard Time here in central Kentucky, where we have been working a couple hours south of Lexington, in a beautiful and very remote region of the Appalachian foothills.

New life for an old house

VINTON TODAY
August 7, 2012 7:39 am

June moved in the old house 18 years ago. For years, the widow has lived alone at the end of a quiet street in Kentucky. We met June on Monday, and went to work on her house.

Kentucky Mission, Day 1: Long, winding road

VINTON TODAY
August 6, 2012 7:19 am

Dean, they said you gotta take a picture of this. It was the first time anyone had ever asked me to take a picture of a screen. We were just about to our destination -- Eagle School Road near Parkers Lake, Kentucky.

From the trail to the Appalachians...

VINTON TODAY
August 5, 2012 8:20 am

My allergy medicine is missing -- which is not the best way to start August. All of the caps that keep the sun from putting wrinkled raccoon-like red circles on my eyes are hanging on the rack 530 miles to the northwest.

200th anniversary of the beginning of the War of 1812

ALEX VASQUEZ
August 2, 2012 3:16 pm

June 2012 marks the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the War of 1812.  This event, usually overlooked in most history books and courses, was a very important part of the Early American Republic and of North American history.

To the Editor: What if voter fraud helped conservative candidates?

JOHN STIEGELMEYER
July 30, 2012 3:08 pm

The Voter ID Discussion? It would seem that the liberal/progressive argument is, no restrictions to voter participation regardless of who they are or say they are or when and if they register properly.

The queen and the dog, and Vinton Today’s comment policy

VINTON TODAY
July 24, 2012 11:18 am

  An area politician walked by me at a recent baseball game, gave me an understanding smile and patted me on the back. I laughed, because I knew what he was saying.

To the Editor: Thoughts about the dead on voter registration rolls

BETHANY GATES
July 23, 2012 11:43 am

Dear Editor: I concur with John S. and his statements about voter ID. I want to respond to a comment left on his letter comparing voter ID laws to the health care mandate.

Pastor's Blog: Truth and Kindness: Living by the Eighth Commandment

REV. MARK URLAUB
July 19, 2012 12:47 pm

  In his Small Catechism (yes, there is a Large Catechism also) Dr. Martin Luther wrote short explanations for the basic teachings of the Christian Faith.

Why those who receive honor from veterans still clap for them

VINTON TODAY
July 16, 2012 12:16 am

  It was inspiring, on Thursday night, when the Vinton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8884 presented me with an award, then gave me a standing salute.