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Pastor's Blog: Whose we are - Part 2
Matthew 9:9-13 (NRSV)
As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him.
And as he sat a... Reader Discusses US Debt
Editor:
When the Democrats had the numbers why didn’t they pass a budget presented by the President?(Oops, I don’t recall he presented one!?) The next question is:&...
The three lists that indicate what we are looking for
"WHAT are we looking for?"
A clearly-irritated female voice echoed across the aisle of a building supply store.
...
Vinton Today: Just the news, not the paper
I was walking into work one day with a colleague.
Ahead of us, another co-worker was walking to her office.
"I don't...
Hackers, passwords and pins
We've all heard it over and over, don't use the same passwords for your online accounts...bank, e-mail, online store accounts, facebook, etc.
They also tell you NOT to write down the pa...
Getting bad news numbers with good news
Vinton Today readers read a total of nearly 5,800 stories on Monday. (We averaged 5,000 a day last Monday through Friday).
The thing that make...
Pastor\'s Blog: THE LORD GIVETH AND THE LORD TAKETH AWAY
I've heard "the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away" used in the context of dealing with times of tragedy, loss and grief. I've been wondering lately if this... A perspective on Vietnam from someone almost as old as the war
I only have one personal Vietnam story. It's about my dad's cousin, Mike.
As a kid, I only met Mike once, and was in awe of him....
March Madness, Badness and Sadness
Question: Who coined the phrase "March Madness?"
Answer: I do not know.
Every year about th...
Journalism has need for keeping secrets, as well as blabbing them
During a conversation with a Washington County law enforcement officer about a decade ago, the officer let it slip that he was going to run for sheriff the next year...