Opinion
Dis-sing English, from a dis-tance
When you stop to think about the English language, you have to come to the conclusion that whoever it was that decided what words are words and what words are not was an entirely dislogical person.
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A world without you
Hey, you.
Yes, you.
We need to talk.
I saw you the other day, as we gathered, yet again, to remember someone who died way too young.
I caught that look in your eye that tells me you wonder...
Peeking at the guest book; a beginner's guide to grief
"You gave away one of our secrets," said Frank, the Funeral Home Guy.
We had just buried my mom " and three weeks to the day later, my grandfather " when I wrote the followin...
If you give a little girl a Grandpa...
It's been a while since I've read the book, "If you give a Mouse a Cookie" but the other day I saw a version of it being acted out before my very eyes.
See, if you give a little girl her grandpa, s... Vinton cannot afford to lose IBSSS Campus, but can we afford to keep it?
Several years ago, I sat with Dawn Pettengill at a hearing when the Board of Regents decided to consolidate all of the students at the Vinton facility with the other students at the Council Bluffs ...
Buddy Check 22 : Group seeks to show support to veterans -- every month
I checked on a Buddy today.
Did you?
A year ago, on Aug. 22, 2015, a group of veterans started a Facebook movement called Buddy Check 22. The goal is for someone to contact a veteran on the... Just following our noses...
Yesterday we hopped in the car to do a couple things.
We needed to take some pictures and thought we’d grab some lunch while out and about.
(Plus we didn’t tell anyone we were c...
When disaster strikes, again and again...
A few weeks ago as I sat in church, without Dean who was out working, so many thoughts raced through my mind.
For the first half hour it was, “Ok, we are doing this song and the intro is ...
Letter to the Editor: Food Pantry Says, 'Thank You'
Dear Editor,
On behalf of the Vinton Food Pantry, we would like to thank the remarkable Raegan Junge for her wonderful outreach to the community to help provide much-needed items to...
Letter to the Editor: Vernon should debate Blum in Benton County
Dear Editor,
Congressman Rod Blum recently announced a proposal for ten debates with his opponent, Monica Vernon, before the Nov. 8 election. This is an important election, and Iowans deserve t...