Pastor's Blog - Mardi Gras or Easter – Choose

PASTOR JIM BLAIR
March 2, 2012 7:58 am

  Mardi Gras or Easter – Choose   Many of you probably know that the Tuesday just prior to Ash Wednesday is called ‘Fat Tuesday’ or in French, ‘Mardi Gras’.

Brad Wines

BRAD JOHNSON
February 26, 2012 2:35 pm

  Wine has an image problem.   Few beverages can make me feel as incompetent, uninformed and undeserving as wine.  It’s almost as if the wine bottle on the shelf is teasing me with its nearly indecipherable label, unintelligible grape names, and ancient etiquette and protocols passed down through the ages.

Why we did not cover the news that did not happen

VINTON TODAY
February 22, 2012 11:50 pm

  There is just one reason why we at Vinton Today did not write about the threat of armed intruders that led to students coming home to tell their parents that they had heard about an armed intruder in Vinton, and to wide-spread worry throughout the town on Wednesday: It did not happen.

Backyard Reporting

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
February 20, 2012 12:42 pm

Sometimes I still have to laugh at our lack of common sense.  As I've admitted before, we are city folks, just living in the country.  For decades the Closes and the Stainbrooks have lived next to each other lending a hand whenever one is needed.

Pastor's Blog - Reflections on Valentine’s Day

ZACH ZAJICEK
February 17, 2012 6:58 am

So Valentines Day has come and gone.  And, just like every other year, I heard several complaints, rants, and rages against the whole idea.  Most of them are quite amusing!  The complaints fall into several basic categories.

Speechless (even in space) on Valentine's Day

VINTON TODAY
February 14, 2012 8:46 am

  The astronauts and other experts in that field are currently testing new hi-tech communication devices, which will soon be deployed on the International Space Station.

A 'critical shortage' of media honesty during an epidemic of hype

VINTON TODAY
February 13, 2012 9:36 am

Is it too late to avert children dying? There is a "crisis threatening the lives of thousands of American children," according to ABC news.

Letter to the Editor - The so called “birth control – Pill” issue

JOHN STIEGELMEYER
February 12, 2012 9:35 pm

   From the very earliest days of the Catholic Church and its doctrine we believe that life begins when the sperm and egg are united.

Pastor's Blog - Groundhog Day

PASTOR JIM BLAIR
February 9, 2012 6:57 pm

  On Feb. 2, a big event happened in a little town in Pennsylvania. At 7:25 a.m., Punxsutawney Phil (a groundhog) saw his shadow amongst partly cloudy skies.

Grandpa learns that it's time to 'cowboy up'

VINTON TODAY
February 9, 2012 12:00 pm

  Sooner or later it was bound to happen. After two years of blissful, virtually stress-free grandparenthood, I had a bad day yesterday.