Letter to the Editor: Keep the momentum going

VINTON TODAY
November 9, 2022 7:19 pm

Dear Editor, Tuesday’s election results have shown that Benton County residents are fed up with the way things have gone the past two years.  All but one person elected to represent our citizens are from the GOP.

Wyatt Concedes Election

VINTON TODAY
November 9, 2022 12:13 am

With the final results of the 2022 election reported, Kate Wyatt, democratic candidate for Iowa House District 76, has conceded.“I want to thank everyone who encouraged me to run and helped us do the work,” said Wyatt.

Letter to the Editor: It's a sad situation when people have no conscience

VINTON TODAY
November 7, 2022 6:16 pm

To the persons who are trapping house cats in the area of 11th Ave and 5th Street and the west side of Vinton,      Will you please STOP!!     Not all cats are homeless.

Letter to the Editor: Mike Pence is NOT a Traitor

VINTON TODAY
November 7, 2022 1:13 pm

Dear Editor, Mike Pence is NOT a Traitor!!Fact Check:  Mike Pence did NOT have the power to overturn the 2020 election results and keep Donald Trump in office!  The 12th Amendment of the Constitution says the vice president; as president of the Senate, is to open envelopes containing Electoral College votes from each state, count the votes, and announce the winner.

Letter to the Editor: In Support of Ray Lough

VINTON TODAY
November 3, 2022 12:44 pm

Dear Voters, In his most recent political ads, David Thompson makes a desperate attempt to manipulate voters. He is trying to twist a 24-year-old ad, created by him at the time, to allege that Ray Lough is not qualified to be County Attorney today.

Letter to the editor: Get out and vote

VINTON TODAY
November 2, 2022 4:59 pm

Dear Editor, Many people will decide not to vote in the upcoming elections for various reasons; but if there was ever a critical time to do so, it is NOW! Get out of your easy chairs.

Letter to the Editor: It's time for a change

VINTON TODAY
October 30, 2022 10:53 am

Dear Editor, David Thompson has served nobody but himself for the last 24 years that he’s held the office of Benton County Attorney. Rather than protecting county employees or giving sound legal advice he’s instead harassed and terrorized them while creating a hostile work environment.

Letter to the Editor: Nepotism Case

VINTON TODAY
October 30, 2022 10:44 am

Dear EditorAfter reading about the nepotism issue, I decided to research it further. Mr. Thompson’s comment about contacting the Attorney General’s office to verify that this was not nepotism, did not sit well with me.

Letter to the Editor: Who is our God?

VINTON TODAY
October 29, 2022 10:43 pm

Dear Editor,The rise of secular humanism over the past 70 years has created a religion-shaped hole in our culture. Many people have taken hold of the belief that humanity is capable of morality and self-fulfillment without belief in or need of God.

Letter to the Editor: Reality vs. Fear-mongering

VINTON TODAY
October 29, 2022 4:56 am

Editor: SM:  I suggest you look at our history.  This was the first year of so of John Kennedy’s Administration – October 1962 – known as the Cuban missile crisis.