Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Crossing paths with a dishonest Christmas customer
I would like to address my remarks to the Big Box Store Customer with whom I had the misfortune of crossing paths.
Dear Costumer,
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Big city reporters inspire one to want to carry a big stick
As I'm sure you've read, we had a bit of excitement out here yesterday...more than I EVER want to see again!
Thank God, the outco...
Every story affects somebody\'s neighbor; today it was mine
Two significant newsworthy events – a minor house fire and a tragic double-fatality automobile/bicycle accident – in the year before it became my job to w... Journalism lesson: Avoiding the armpit pitfall
Lots of people were probably thinking lots of things Friday night as the Vikettes prepared to play Marion.
“Is there something I fo...
Growing Old in Vinton
You know the smells in the air when you go to Cedar Rapids? Sometimes its bad, sometimes you smell Captain Crunch. I have the same relationship with old folks homes.
This last Sunday, the girls...
The Christmas that was, for me, the most like Christmas
When I look back on my own personal history of Christmas, I can think of several years when the holiday had special meaning for me.
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All I want for Christmas is....
It's the most wonderful time of the year...
Now to do the shopping to make it wonderful! :)
I find myself asking, "What would you like?" and being asked, "What should I g...
Eleven-forty five and all is well
At 11:45 each day, the Vinton Today computer magically sends out hundreds of messages, telling many of our readers what is happening in our town that day.
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Parody, satire and the patriotic mosquito poem
One of my favorite humorous poems has always been an 100-year-old ditty called “The Mosquito Hunt.”
The poem, from a book of poetr...
The simple solution to speeding up last-minute holiday shopping
Every once in a while, you get a glimpse of society that gives you at least a bit of a clue as to how America deteriorated from the Europe-saving, car-and airplane-inventing military and...