Opinion
What what matters most often does not in modern media
One of the ways in which modern America media fails is this: We spend way too little time writing about things that matter, and way too much time writing about peopl...
On the media: Being first vs. being the best
Twice in the past week, I was the only media guy in the room when someone said, "I don't like the media; I really don't like the media," or &...
Pastor's Blog: WHOSE WE ARE
I Corinthians 6:12-20
Matthew 4:1-11
"I am yours and you are mine"
When my father died, it put me into a kind of identity crisis. My mother had died six year... Vinton Today causes ripple effect
Everyday we wake up and think, "What are we going to put on the website before the e-mail goes out at 11:45 ..."
Usually we don't wonder if the news we put on the site will g... A year, already?
ACT 1 was preparing to open its spring show. The Vinton-Shellsburg Jazz Band was celebrating its second place finish at the Jazz Festival, and its invitation to the I...
Do Dogs go to Heaven?
Warning: contains warm sappy thoughts about a dog...
Yesterday we put the website to a sort of test, asking for help in locating our dog. Thanks to everyone's help we were able to locate hi... Students' rights: Who decides for the blind and visually impaired?
By Robert Spangler
Iowa Council of the United Blind
Few people think about students' rights - especially those of the disabled.
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The Native American/Redneck Archaeologist
Water pump (I think) for a tractor.
Fuel pump (I think) from a similar machine.
Lid for a tool box.
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Pinching Pennies so tightly that Lincoln cries, \"Uncle!\"
Gas is going up...not news.
Groceries are going up, shouldn't be news.
Everything else is following...news I hate.
I have to admit, when it comes to saving money, I know how to do i...
What's your price?
Loyal readers of my columns (all three of them) may remember reading some of these words back in January, when gas was "only" $3.09 per gallon....
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