Opinion
Saving money by shopping American Made
This weekend I did the traditional, loaded the kids in the car, took a road trip to visit my dad, and we went shoppng for dad for Father's Day.
While at Wal-Mart, I thought, "The...
Representative Pettengill answers
Dear Editor,
Normally, I do not respond to her hateful letters, but Rosemary Schwartz consistently attributes her world view as mine and it is just not so.
Rosemary's letter to you says...
Writer questions Pettengill\'s words
A small group of activists protested Congressman Steven King's appearance at the county Republican dinner Saturday night in Newhall. One reason that King agreed to speak at t...
Pastor\'s Blog-STONES
Acts 7:55-60
I Peter 2:2-10
There are three things my husband and I are on the look out for when we're on a road trip. One, is clean restrooms and another i... Honoring Keith Mossman: Making Vinton a better place
"Keith had fun making Vinton a better place."
I spent a couple of hours Monday morning, learning more about Keith Mossman from his family and ...
Better than Dad\'s
"If I get the farm, I am going to tear this down and build a better one."
Abigail couldn't wait to rat out her sister Lydia, for ...
Happy Father\'s Day, Daddy
Do you ever think back to the days when your biggest concern was that you needed a baseball bat all your own? So your dad took you to the store to get you not only a bat but your very first b... The Wacky, Wonderful, World Wide Web
I STILL find this whole internet world a bit weird...while finding it wonderful as well...but at the time, a bit too nosey for my taste.
A couple days ago I "celebrated" my birthday, ...
Pastor's Blog - Do You Hear Voices
Acts 2:42-47
There are some things I just can't do without hearing my mother's voice as I remember those teaching moments my younger sister and I shared as we watched ... Raspberries after the rain
I have been pleasantly surprised, during my years of living on my grandfather's old farm, at the good things that grow, if I let them.
He...