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'Time for school employees to contribute more'Dear editor, Our state representatives over the past 10 years, both Republicans and Democrats, have been shamefully negligent in their duties, and now Michigan is facing the reality of empty coffers and no free lunch....more >> |
How is your vote decided?Dear editor, I continue to find it amazing that people in our community would vote for a school board candidate just based on whether they supported the bond or not! (Yes, this is an issue)....more >> |
Jim's JottingsBe still your beating hearts....more >> |
Don't Rush MeMy memory ain't so swell these daysIn the left pocket of all my dress shirts, I carry an Amazing Spider-Man spiral note-pad. Ever the student of Stan Lee and just like Peter Parker, I try to always be prepared for when my "Spidey" senses start to tingle....more >> |
OpinionsDear Editor, Why did the board in 2005, Horton, Morey, York, Lucik and Pierson, cut taxes by 30 percent, but not cut spending? Why did we pay 30 percent too much for decades is a better question....more >> |
OpinionsDear Editor, I support the new Goodrich Village Council with downsizing to adapt to the failing economy and lower revenue so the debts incurred can be paid. People have lost their jobs and homes and new homes are not being built— we have to economize, the money isn't there anymore....more >> |
Wing NutGrowing up in the cold state of Michigan it's not uncommon to put on a pair of ice skates in the winter time and maybe grab a stick, a puck, and a couple of friends and find yourself enjoying some "good old hockey....more >> |
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Big classes way back whenDear Editor, In response to the complaint about cutting teachers and having 34 students in a fourth grade class, I have attached a picture of my 1951 fourth grade class at St. David School in Detroit....more >> |
Resident finds city irresponsibleDear Editor, Since Trevor Keiser and I both recorded the meeting, I was wondering if The Clarkston News was going to report on the tone, if not the details, of what happened. While it was obvious that Mr....more >> |
Thanks for cracking the caseDear Editor, The Friends of the Springfield Township Library had a free raffle to celebrate "Love Your Library Week" in February. Unfortunately someone stole the adult prize package from the library before it could be awarded....more >> |
Some 'cheese and whine' about school budgetCheese: My youngest daughter's name is Chelsey. She's 13 years old, has medium length, brownish hair, which she wears in a pony tail (often off to the right side, opposite of her bangs)....more >> |
Today's choices have lasting consequencesOver one hundred years ago, a church raised funds to have stain glass windows installed in the sanctuary. Families could dedicate the windows they paid for in honor or memory of a loved one....more >> |
My WayTax abatements for the few? No!
Tax cuts for all? Yes!Some folks out there favor the idea of government giving tax abatements to businesses in order to spur economic growth. The logic is a business that spends less on taxes is more willing to reinvest in equipment and facilities, expand its operations and hire more employees....more >> |
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| 1868: Nicholas II, the last Russian czar. |
| 1872: Bertrand Russell, English mathematician, philosopher and social reformer. |
| 1897: Frank Capra, film director (It's A Wonderful Life). |
| 1902: Meredith Willson, composer and lyricist (The Music Man). |
| 1911: Joseph Vernon Big Joe Turner, blues singer. |
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| 1864: The fighting at Spotsylvania in Virginia, reaches its peak at the Bloody Angle. |
| 1896: The Supreme Court's decision on Plessy v. Ferguson upholds the separate but equal policy in the United States. |
| 1904: Brigand Raizuli kidnaps American Ion H. Perdicaris in Morocco. |
| 1917: The U.S. Congress passes the Selective Service act, calling up soldiers to fight World War I. |
| 1931: Japanese pilot Seiji Yoshihara crashes his plane in the Pacific Ocean while trying to be the first to cross the ocean nonstop. He is picked up seven hours later by a passing ship. |
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