Sunday, May 10, 2026
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Letter to the Editor: This world is going crazy!

Dear Editor, As I was drinking my first cup of coffee this morning, Good Morning America came on.  I usually watch the first hour to hear the top news stories.

When life hands you a Lemon, or a Tucker

Well, Monday started with some earth-shaking tremors in the news field. With the firing of both left-wing and right-wing television personalities, Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson, there was almost a canceling effect on the news.

Spontaneity is really overrated

I'm still adjusting to city living. I look three times before cracking my door open in my jammies to throw something out in the trash now. Then there's is the trash can.

Letter to the Editor: You have to start somewhwere

The headlines read:"TWO PEOPLE HACKED TO DEATH WITH AXES!!""POISONED WIFE CUT UP: BODY PARTS FOUND IN NEARBY WOODED AREA!!""TEACHER BEAT TO DEATH WITH BASEBALL BAT!!"In the United States, Capital Punishment is a legal penalty at the federal level.

Letter to the Editor: Serving Responsibly

Dear Editor, A section of your article stood out to me concerning HR in Benton County. We would never think it "normal" for three grown women to tell a grown man that they can't do a job fearing it might be "too much.

A really old burr in my saddle: Newspapers

Updated: Well, never mind, the Iowa Senate voted to continue having government entities funding newspapers...in the meantime, Vinton Today will keep plugging along without government dollars.

Burr in my saddle: HR

On one hand, the county insists that they are working hard to keep expenses down. The other hand is reaching for your wallet. It seems that the supervisors keep racking up more expenses for you and me to pay for.

Burr in my Saddle: Ethics

Maybe it would be easier to just do a "Burr in my saddle" column rather than trying to wrap it all pretty and putting a bow on it, I'll just tell ya what's bugging me.

Letter to the Editor: The Biden Crime Family

Dear Editor, While everyone zeros in on booking former President Trump in New York City, an Ex-Obama staffer blows the whistle on the Biden Crime Family.
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