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From Lansing:a column by State Rep. Brad Jacobsen

Cutting red tape for MI residents

Our state has come a long way over the past few years, and part of our success has been from eliminating red tape that stands in the way of progress. Since 2011, the state has cut 1,200 unneeded regulations and rules as part of an ongoing mission to make Michigan a more job-friendly place to live....more >>

Opinions

Goodrich's Wheelock-Watkins drain

I have been reading for a long time about Goodrich's Wheelock-Watkins Drain and its flooding. This was an agricultural drain built 115 years ago and was not intended to handle what it is right now....more >>

Letter to Editor: People help make Oxford a great place to live

Several years ago, my wife and I moved to the sleepy Village of Oxford. At that time there were very few dining places and a shortage of places to grocery shop or to purchase a variety of goods....more >>

Letter to Editor: Praise for fmr. basketball coach

I have been a resident of Oxford for the last 23 years. I coached baseball in town for 15 of those years and have had two sons graduate from Oxford High School after participating in both baseball and basketball at the JV and varsity levels....more >>

Don't Rush Me

The weather phenomenon that is Donenomenon

He's a Force of nature!

Weather has always (kinda) fascinated me. Well, I reckon that's not quite true (which kinda makes it a lie). Ok. I follow the weather so that I'm better prepared; know what to wear in the morning or whether or not I should leave my home earlier in the morning or when to take cover from incoming, severe weather such as tornados....more >>

Phil in the Blank A column by Phil Custodio

Day for remembrance

Memorial Day hits close to home for Clarkston this year. Memories of local soldier Joseph A. Miracle are still way too fresh. He died in 2007 after being wounded in Afghanistan. Students at Clarkston Junior High School are honoring the memory of fellow Clarkstonite Jenna Beno, who died recently from injuries suffered while serving in Iraq....more >>

Letter to the Editor

Food drive successful, no thanks to News

Dear Editor, I would like to thank the Clarkston community for the generousity shown during this years annual letter carrier food drive. While we are still addiing up the totals, I can say for certain it was a huge success....more >>

Letter to the Editor

Reader concerned with goose relocation

Dear Editor, Driving home late April from a trip south, I was delighted to see a traditional and much anticipated sign of spring. I was elated to see,the "Cranberry Goose" had once again come with her mate to make her nest and lay her eggs on the muskrat mound on Cranberry Lake as she and her mate had attempted to do for over 10 years or so....more >>
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Born May 26th
1835: Edward Porter Alexander, artillery general during the American Civil War.
1883: Mamie Smith, blues singer.
1886: Al Jolson, jazz singer and film actor.
1895: Dorothea Lange, documentary photographer.
1903: Estes Kefauver, Tennessee senator.
May 26th
in history
1328: William of Ockham forced to flee from Avignon by Pope John XXII.
1647: A new law bans Catholic priests from the colony of Massachusetts. The penalty is banishment or death for a second offense.
1670: Charles II and Louis XIV sign a secret treaty in Dover, England, ending hostilities between England and France.
1691: Jacob Leiser, leader of the popular uprising in support of William and Mary's succession to the throne, is executed for treason.
1736: British and Chickasaw forces defeat the French at the Battle of Ackia.