Letter to the Editor: A Veteran's Memory of a tour in Thailand

VINTON TODAY
May 23, 2019 12:21 pm

One of our last missions in the country of Thailand:We were to refuel a flight of four F-105s.  All we knew was a cell of two KC-135 Tankers and four F-105 crossed the hostile fire line heading East.

Letter to the Editor: On Memorial Day, We Never Forget

VINTON TODAY
May 21, 2019 2:11 pm

            On Memorial Day we honor those who have fallen in Combat and also those who have died training for War.

Letter to the Editor: The Osborns Respond

VINTON TODAY
May 19, 2019 11:29 pm

Dear Editor,We have been the topic of conversation in many areas in the past few weeks. Some good, some bad, some don’t have a clue what they are talking about! No one really knows what has transpired between the City of Vinton and us.

Letter of the Editor: In Honor and Memory of Joe Lynn Fowler

VINTON TODAY
May 14, 2019 11:59 pm

In Memory of Joe Lynn FowlerRemembering-On May 16th, Fifty years ago Joe Lynn Fowler, Vinton native son and hero, died in Vietnam fighting for his country, and possibly even more protecting the men in his Platoon.

MEDIA-not-COM-ing won't be delivering the Daily Email...Today

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
May 3, 2019 9:52 am

It's been an interesting week.The highlight was probably butting heads over Vinton's broadband project. Not that I enjoy butting heads, but I DO enjoy discussing topics with people that I know I disagree with and I try really hard to understand them and hope they understand me.

The Information Superhighway is a busy place after a night of reporting

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 29, 2019 6:52 pm

The other night I had 3 events happening in 3 different locations.Obviously, since I haven't figured out the omnipresent thing, I had to figure out how to multitask.

Letter to the Editor: Immigration Law and Reform

VINTON TODAY
March 17, 2019 3:18 pm

Editor:Is there a problem on our Southern border with drugs, human trafficking, drug cartels, heroin, fentanyl, Criminals, and illegals invading our country? Damn right there is!  Democrats and some Republicans chose to ignore the problem because of the outsider who won the election due to the votes of the forgotten men and women of the center of our country.

Letter to the Editor: SHOPKO USING VOO-DOO discounts

VINTON TODAY
March 15, 2019 9:50 am

Dear Editor,It looks like SHOPKO is using Voo-doo discounts in their final days. Please check your final payment when buying at Shopko. I recently tried to purchase some printer cartridges listed on the rack at 41.

Letter to the Editor: PSA of the day - “Be kind people.”

VINTON TODAY
March 15, 2019 7:26 am

Dear Editor,I called the county engineers office this morning. As soon as the lady on the other end of the phone answered and I started to speak I could tell she was bracing herself.

I can't believe it's been a year already

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 11, 2019 12:19 pm

I love Facebook memories.Well, sorta-ish.Today a memory popped up from Aunt Kathy's funeral which was a year ago today.I had posted this:'What's on my mind? My heart that is just bursting with pride with the awesome funeral we had today for an amazing little gal that was anything but little in her military career.