Rising Above Political Violence at this Turning Point in the USA

SENATOR CHARLES GRASSLEY
September 25, 2025 2:18 pm

It was a week before Thanksgiving Day in 1963. I was halfway through my shift at the punch press at Waterloo Register. A manager came up to me on the assembly line and said, “JFK was shot.

Timing is Everything in Comedy

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
September 19, 2025 11:18 am

Imagine if your job description is simply to make people laugh. You get a show on Comedy Central and host it for four years. The show at best is crude.

Letter to the Editor: Anger later, Sadness now

VINTON TODAY
September 13, 2025 8:26 pm

Dear Editor,A good man, a father, and loving husband was killed by an untrained assassin.   a severed jugular- no hope of saving his life.   I was as angry as I ever have been in my life and then came sadness and pity for those who loved him.

Letter to the Editor: Rushing to Conclusions

VINTON TODAY
September 12, 2025 3:10 pm

To the Editor,I along with other Democrats and liberal thinkers condemn political violence at every level.Before anyone had been arrested for the shooting of Charlie Kirk, those on this page as well as many in the country were assigning blame to Democrats or anyone thinking differently than themselves.

Jesus defeated death so you can live

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
September 11, 2025 2:16 pm

There are so many reasons that Charlie Kirk will always be head and shoulders above the calculations of my own goodness. As I heard of the shooting and ultimate death of Kirk on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, it was a moment where I had a less-than-Charlie-Kirk-like reaction.

Letter to the Editor: Evil

VINTON TODAY
September 10, 2025 10:13 pm

Dear Editor,  There should be no doubt that evil resides in the left.Review their criticisms of my opinions.   Did they address the issues I raised or did they attack me on a personal basis? I think you have the answer.

IRS RELEASED FUNDS

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
September 8, 2025 11:55 pm

If you’ve seen this headline in the subject of your email, you know it’s a scam. I know there are several readers who have probably gotten the same email so I thought I would just go ahead and mention this.

Ernst steps down, Hinson steps up and Blum is warming up

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
September 2, 2025 11:52 pm

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst announced that she was stepping out of the race for a shot at her third term as a U.S. Senator. And stepping to the plate is Congresswoman Ashley Hinson.

Trump Report: The Monks said what?

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 20, 2025 6:15 pm

I have to admit, when I heard that the Monks have spoken, the oxymoron of that sentence had my attention. Now I'm not familiar with Monks or what they believe.

Cracker Barrel is for Triple Trumpers

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 19, 2025 7:04 pm

As a news gal, I try to keep my ear to the ground on everything happening around us. Not only locally, but at the state and federal level and the insanity on the "interweb" in the culture around us.