Dr. Q: The missing voice in the immigration debate

VINTON TODAY
June 18, 2012 11:08 am

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 the fence” that divides Mexico and the U.

The lesson of Curlyweed and the Butterfly Ball

VINTON TODAY
June 13, 2012 8:59 am

  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.

What a grandpa should always know...and what he should always say

VINTON TODAY
June 8, 2012 5:01 pm

  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 when I take them out in public, although we have very strict rules about streets.

In spite of ourselves...

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
June 7, 2012 11:36 am

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.

Pastor's Blog - A Biography of the Prophet Jonah

ZACH ZAJICEK
May 31, 2012 5:38 pm

  Everyone loves stories.  And, everyone loves true stories even better- they help us relate to the story and give us confidence identifying with the main character because we know it’s true.

Letter to the Editor: Candidates should put party affiliation on campaign signs

ROSEMARY SCHWARTZ
May 31, 2012 2:23 pm

  I have watched in amazement both parties campaign ads and yard signs. Since there are a number of candidates for the Primary on June 3, I have to wonder who has been advising these candidates.

Two words for the Class of 2012: Then What?

VINTON TODAY
May 29, 2012 10:13 am

Every year, high school and college graduates gather in a big stuffy room, wearing silly-looking outfits, hear the same once-inspiring but now worn-out songs, and listen to a somewhat notable person try to offer encouraging -- but original -- words about their future.

Why Americans need to take time to remember on Memorial Day

ALEX VASQUEZ
May 24, 2012 10:09 am

  This coming Monday is Memorial Day.  Memorial Day observances are considered to have formally begun in 1868, with the Grand Army of the Republic’s decree that the graves of Union servicemen who had died during the War of the Rebellion were to be decorated on 30 May, which was to be known as “Decoration Day”.

Letter to the Editor - Support Ben Lange for U.S. Congress

BETHANY GATES
May 23, 2012 3:07 am

  This year Iowans in the 1st Congressional District have the chance to send Bruce Braley home.  Bruce Braley has not listened to his constituents and has continued to vote for bills that only serve to send our country deeper into debt.

Speaking in favor of Rod Blum for Congress

BILL KELLER
May 21, 2012 11:38 am

  To the Editor: The First District of Iowa has the distinction of having two solid, committed and well versed candidates vying for the top spot on the Republican ticket for this fall’s election.