Bubbles

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
November 1, 2011 2:41 pm

Today I got a call from my sister who just sent her daughter to Kindergarten. Evidently the poor kid has been labelled as a slow child. Not mentally mind you, she has all of the brains of probably the smartest kid in her class, but as the teachers noted, "She holds her friends hand and they go out to recess together.

Going Paperless, yeah right

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
October 31, 2011 11:34 am

Way back in the 80's, my kids think this is the Elvis era, we all heard about how computers will make us a paperless society. At the time, the fancy copiers, that are now common in every home, were just starting to be common in offices.

VINTON TODAY
October 27, 2011 9:49 am

The lessons of Iraq should begin with pronunciation

VINTON TODAY
October 25, 2011 10:33 pm

    Eye-Rack.      I-rock.     Uh-rack.     Uh-rock.     Ee-rock.

Reality TV at its best; why the World Series deserves more attention

VINTON TODAY
October 22, 2011 10:00 am

     The only reality TV that I find worth watching has been on this week: The World Series. Even though this year's "Fall Classic" takes place hundreds of miles from at least two-thirds of Americans, it has begun to get the attention of viewers.

Pastor's Blog - WEREWOLF SLAVES

PASTOR LANETTE S. VAN
October 21, 2011 12:43 pm

 FREEDOM THROUGH CHRIST, Part 1 Matthew 11:28-30 Romans 7:15-25a Do you ever have days when you feel like a werewolf? Yes, I said werewolf – that creature of folk lore and popular books, movies, and even television programs.

'Noman' is not an island: We must stand together against lame political clichés

VINTON TODAY
October 21, 2011 2:34 am

        Do you ever stop to think about all of the nonsensical things that people say on a daily basis?      Things like:      "No man is an island.

The lesson of the ladder

VINTON TODAY
October 13, 2011 12:18 pm

     Ever since I first saw the Vinton Fire Department's bright yellow aerial ladder truck extended to its height of more than 100 feet, I have wondered what it would be like to climb to the top.

Just when I thought technology couldn't get scarier

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
October 12, 2011 11:51 am

Up until a couple years ago, we were one of those odd couples that lived with pay-by-the minute cell phones, which means we didn't use them, except in emergencies.

The 80/20 principle and the Wall Street protests

JEFF HOLMES
October 8, 2011 1:56 pm

Take the average sporting event. Let’s say it’s a football game and you have crowds for both teams of roughly the same size. The vast, vast, VAST majority of both groups of fans (say, 80 percent) are enthusiastic, sportsmanlike, hope for a great game, and want to cheer their side on to victory, even if the score is just 7-6.