Opinion
Remembering Great Uncle Paul
Memorial Day kind of snuck up on me this year. It's the time of year that we SHOULD pause and be thankful for our veterans and service members that didn't return home. Sure, we usually make plans to h... A letter to the Class of 2021
There's a book called, 'Oh the Places you'll Go," by Dr. Seuss that talks about all of the paths that your life will take. It's a favorite gift for graduates. It's a pretty good book of course. It doe...
National Police Week May 9th-15th
It almost slipped by without any notice to the residents of Vinton. It's National Police Week. In general, if you're like me, and I've said it before if you see a police officer your foot automaticall... Letter to the Editor: Living in the Present; remembering the past II
Memorial day 2021 It has been my honor and privilege to have been asked to speak before certain groups on Memorial Day – 2008, 2011, 2013. I recently looked up these documents stored on my computer...
Spiders, Crawlers and Web Bots target Vinton Today
This week has been crazy! With the schedule picking up, I am getting a reminder of just how busy life can be when things are normal!Then someone had the great idea that THIS would be the perfect time ...
Dr. Seuss and Websites
I had forgotten that along with launching a new website, it might look good, function well and give you no problems, until you move the silly thing to the new home web address. I'd been looking at it ...
Thank you from the Smith Family
"The
family of Sergeant Jim Smith would like to thank the Independence
community, our church families, citizens from across America, Iowa
COPS, Governor Reynolds and other leaders of this state, ...
New Streets VS. New Internet Service
Updated: Service was restored at approximately 9:15 pm. For the second time, iVinton was hit by Boomerang Corp. as the two competed for underground space. Unofficial word is that Boomerang h... Letter to the Editor: Thank You Vinton!
These past few days have once again reminded Julie and me how wonderful the people of Vinton are and have been for the past 32 years. We just sat down to relax after spending the past 3 hours reliving...
Iowa Passes “Constitutional Carry” Just what does that mean?
So, Governor Reynolds has signed HF756. It’s being referred widely as the “Constitutional Carry” bill – meaning that a citizen of Iowa derives their right to carry a weapon from the 2nd A...