|
OpinionsDear Editor, Regarding recent Goodrich elections and support for Patty Wartella and the new council: The good old boy backers and relatives are up to their old tricks of trying to use the paper to mislead the residents of Goodrich....more >> |
OpinionsDear Editor, On Feb 4, the divided Village of Goodrich Council asked Jakki Sidge (the village administrator) to resign. On Feb. 11, Sidge hesitantly resigned. This is not final yet, because the village council and Sidge have yet to agree on the terms of her resignation....more >> |
OpinionsDear Editor, What a gift the music department of Brandon High School gave our community recently! The production of "The Phantom of the Opera" was phenomenal. Having seen "The Phantom" two times in Toronto, I can truly say that this presentation, directed by Dr....more >> |
OpinionsDear Editor, Enough already about the seemingly unending political antics in Goodrich. Have the residents of Goodrich gone "bonkers"? Is there something in the water? Or is it just a few gadflies who have nothing better to do and must find some meaning in their lives by continuously battling with their neighbors and fellow-villagers, and wasting the village's meager resources on attorneys fees? It seems like almost every issue of The Citizen gives front-page coverage to some controversy or other in Goodrich and/or its village government....more >> |
OpinionsDear Editor, What is your mother's maiden name? In what city were you born? What is your best friend's last name? If you have ever needed a password reminder for an online email or banking account, you've likely had to answer these questions....more >> |
Local ham radio group enjoys hobbyGuest Columnist Paul Knasinski Amateur Radio Dates back a long way in Lake Orion's local history and folklore. It was probably a Radio Amateur who first built and sailed the radio-controlled Dragon on Lake Orion....more >> |
"No Voter" hopes Lake Orion
understands why Bond failedDear editor, I know there are many people (nearly half the people who voted!) who are disappointed that the bond millage failed. To those who really had the best interests of the students at heart and who worked so hard to see the millage pass, I have two suggestions....more >> |
Don't Rush MeThis column was from early in the year of our Lord, 2003. I've been going back and looking at past columns to put 'em in book form, and this one made me smile. Hope it makes you smile, too....more >> |
Jim's JottingsWe always loved our new-car smell. I've owned a lot of new cars of various models over the years. Loved the smell. However, the approval was not unanimous. Of course, few things are....more >> |
OpinionsDear Editor, On behalf of the Goodrich Board of Education and myself, I would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for the passage of the Feb. 22 bond issue. We appreciate the large turnout of voters at the polls....more >> |
Phil In The BlankTragedy of errorsAppointment of Independence Township's new clerk should not have been this hard. Township Board appointed a blue-ribbon selection committee specifically to screen out unqualified candidates....more >> |
Parent doesn't like board's exampleDear Editor, Let me see if I understand this correctly. Three candidates were finalists for the interim Independence Township clerk – Ms. Joan McCrary, Ms. Barbra Pallotta and Ms....more >> |
Clerk search destroys voter's trustDear Editor, Mrs. Joan McCrary has long been a community servant. I have a difficult time believing these political shenanigans from her. Division on the current board is significant in this action to gain political control....more >> |
Praise for Patterson's personal integrityDear Editor, Though she wasn't appointed clerk, we now know we have a person of exemplary character in our community, Joan Patterson. Patterson, a Clarkston School Board member, should be recognized by all for her honesty and integrity....more >> |
Winter gardeningGardeners in the winter spend their time dreaming of the ideal garden. As I look out the front window, I see grey sky, a foot of snow on the ground, and the beginning of a shrub border....more >> |
My WayCan there be any doubt left that Oxford Village Councilwoman Maureen "Moe" Helmuth needs to be removed from office? It appears her role in concealing an alleged embezzlement from 2006-07 might have helped cost the village taxpayers approximately $5,000 from this year's property tax funds (see story on Page 1)....more >> |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
| |
| |
| 1895: Johns Hopkins, merchant and philanthropist. |
| 1925: Malcolm X (Malcolm Little), African-American activist. |
| 1934: James Lehrer, broadcast journalist. |
| 1941: Jane Brody, food and health writer. |
| 1941: Nora Ephron, screenwriter and director. |
|
| |
| 1536: Anne Boleyn is beheaded on Tower Green. |
| 1568: Defeated by the Protestants, Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England where Queen Elizabeth imprisons her. |
| 1588: The Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon, Spain. |
| 1608: The Protestant states form the Evangelical Union of Lutherans and Calvinists. |
| 1635: Cardinal Richelieu of France intervenes in the great conflict in Europe by declaring war on the Hapsburgs in Spain. |
|
| |
|
|
