Happy Father's Day, Daddy

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
June 15, 2011 11:42 am

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 baseball glove.

The Wacky, Wonderful, World Wide Web

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
June 12, 2011 11:50 pm

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, I use that word loosely.

Pastor's Blog - Do You Hear Voices

PASTOR LANETTE S. VAN
June 10, 2011 8:58 am

  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 her prepare meals.

Raspberries after the rain

VINTON TODAY
June 8, 2011 11:01 am

       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.

Judge Judy vs. Jeopardy: Smart people choose smart entertainment, smart leaders

VINTON TODAY
June 7, 2011 10:09 am

            If there is one report from the news lately that indicates best how bad things are in American society, it's this:      More Americans, according to the Nielsen television ratings service, watch "Judge Judy" than "Jeopardy.

Me and Google

VINTON TODAY
June 6, 2011 10:00 am

       I owe part of my success in researching stories to a silly movie.      In the 2002 comedy "Maid in Manhattan," the mother, played by Jennifer Lopez, responds to a question from her daughter by saying "Google it at school.

Pastor's Blog-IMPERISHABLE SEEDS

PASTOR LANETTE S. VAN
June 2, 2011 9:49 pm

  Acts 2:14a, 36-41 I Peter 1:17-23 So, there I was on Saturday, wandering through the garden center of one of those big home improvement stores, surrounded by plants and flowers in 6-packs, gallon containers and planters and racks of brightly colored seed packets.

Dear Advertisers and Community

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
June 2, 2011 12:16 pm

Most months I try to drop a little note of thanks to our advertisers...it seems I've run into a good sort of problem, it's been crazy busy! I don't know if the area folks realize how important all of you advertisers are to making this all possible, you are indeed the engine that keeps all of this running.

A much more serious contest on a more dangerous field

VINTON TODAY
June 1, 2011 10:31 am

       A few years ago, a Vinton-Shellsburg baseball player was at the plate. A fastball came too far inside. He turned to get away.

Your consideration requested

VINTON TODAY
May 31, 2011 6:25 pm

  To the Editor:   This letter is written for the person or persons who are visiting thegrave of Steve De Witt and leaving a mess in the cemetery when they have left.