Letter to the Editor: In support of Colman Silbernagel

VINTON TODAY
May 18, 2022 2:32 pm

Dear Editor, This spring, Benton County and rural Linn County Republicans face a situation again that we faced just two years ago: a contested senate primary.

Letter to the Editor: Abortion Law

VINTON TODAY
May 16, 2022 3:55 pm

Dear Editor:Here are some of the facts about this pro-abortion bill that failed in the United States Senate:This bill would have legalized abortion up to the moment of birth.

Reading my mind: Neighbors

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
May 14, 2022 2:29 pm

Saturday morning I woke up to see that some idiot, and I say that kindly, set fire to Riverside Park and did thousands of dollars of other damage in the area.

Letter to the Editor: Dr. Bernard Nathanson

VINTON TODAY
May 6, 2022 4:33 pm

Dear Editor, Have you ever heard of a man named Dr. Bernard Nathanson? Here are some things that you might want to know about him:*He was a professionally well-recognized and successful New York obstetrician and gynecologist.

Letter to the Editor: Voting Ease or Difficulty

VINTON TODAY
May 3, 2022 12:05 am

Dear Editor: On this day May 2, a letter appeared in the CR Gazette attempting to indicate how difficult it would be for the disabled or those without transportation to get to the polls to vote.

Letter to the Editor: Rebuttal

VINTON TODAY
April 30, 2022 1:03 pm

Editor: RE: Ms. GouldYou say I only know half of the story, so what is the other half I seem to have missed?  What do you glean from the misinformation media?  So then you are an expert on military tactics and strategy?  So where did you go to “boot camp” and where did you go to Officer Candidate School? Where did you go to Squadron Officer School, Command and Staff School and finally Air War College?  O.

Letter to the Editor: 84 billion -- some say 85

VINTON TODAY
April 26, 2022 6:51 pm

Dear Editor, Thanks to all for their comments.  What was not considered by the naysayers was how much equipment given to the Afghani armed forces was given up when they dropped their weapons and deserted their army in the face of the Taliban - when U.

Reading my mind: Words

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 25, 2022 10:22 am

I figure that Elon doesn't need a last name. We all know it's the gabillionaire that is driving the world nuts. How? The guy is attempting to buy Twitter and it's suspected that he believes in free speech.

Letter to the Editor: Living in the present, remembering the past 4

VINTON TODAY
April 20, 2022 2:57 pm

Editor:Living in the present, remembering the past 4This is the Monday after Easter, why did this memory come to me?  No way to explain- perhaps it's my age 80, but I was drawn back to my time in Undergraduate Pilot Training Webb AFB, Big Spring Texas, 1964.

Reading my mind: Pockets

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 19, 2022 3:39 am

It all started when the pants went into the laundry. It messed up my whole day. Now granted, I have other clothes to wear, but some don't have pockets.