Opinion
The meaning of a name
I remember the days, a looooong time ago that we had the fun job of picking out baby names.
We had always talked about names we'd use, we loved certain ones, and tossed them around before w...
Wise to the word: John Hancock vs. John Henry
"Put your 'John Henry' here."
My dad used to say that.
I used to think he was the only on... The Million memory March
For many people, there are places, or dates, that they will always remember.
The park where you hit your first home run.
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Mini Masters for a Mini Mediocre golfer
I was, by chance, one of the first people to complete all the holes of the 2011 Vinton Unlimited Mini-Masters.
Or as golfers as bad... To my faceless friend
Just last night my phone rang, and something happened that wouldn't have happened 10 years ago.
My sister called me on her way home from work...
Then we started discussing technology. ...
For the want of a 21st Century nail
Some of you may have looked at the unusually low numbers of stories on Vinton Today yesterday and asked, "Where is Dean? Has he been spending too much time with the grandda...
Faceless criminals
I'm relatively new to this whole reporting aspect of the "newspapering" world, so was a bit surprised to find that there are just some things you cannot print.
If you commit a cri...
Guys, you just CAN\'T win!
Finally, a gentlemen is born.
Well, I know there are real gentlemen out there, but sometimes we take them for granted.
It seems guys just can't win in our society.
If th...
The new F-word in collegiate basketball
Iowa State University women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly, according to an article in last week’s ESPN The Magazine, is a homophobe because he used the F-word.
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Free Speech does not mean anonymous speech
"What’s wrong, Mr. Close? Don’t you believe in free speech?"
It took a while for me to understand what the comment...