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In two days, I'll have eschewed cigarettes from my life for eight months straight. It wasn't easy, as some would have you believe. I searched for quitting methods for years before and from gum to patches the simple fact was that I didn't really want to stop....more >> |
My WayThere's no denying that the streetscape concept proposed for downtown Oxford is absolutely beautiful. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it's dazzling, even breathtaking. It's obvious that a lot of time, effort and thought went into creating this plan....more >> |
March madnessGood-bye February. It was fun but now it is time for March, marking the end and beginning of two sport seasons. This week's adventures include the Lady Wolves Varsity Basketball team going for their second consecutive district title in Holly....more >> |
On March 13, Michigan Citizens Advocating for Public Education (MI-CAPE) and Lake Orion Community Schools Involved Citizens (LOCSIC) will host a Lake Orion Community Conversation on Education' Future....more >> |
Dear Editor, On behalf of our Lake Orion Special Olympians, I want to thank everyone for your continued support of our athletes! We had a very successful night at Chili's in Auburn Hills....more >> |
Dear Editor, September 11 Ceremony 2011, at the Orion Veterans Memorial, a Young Marine, Noah Chappell, wrote this inspiring description of what he saw and felt when the last wall was unveiled....more >> |
Jim's JottingsMy most watched shows on television are "The Mentalist," "NCIS," "The Closer" and "Blue Blood." My DVR is programmed to record them. They came to mind recently when I found myself searching for the background of a recently recommended orthopedic surgeon....more >> |
Don't Rush MeWhat would Dad do?So, there I was. All snuggled up, warm and cozy under the blankies, lying in bed reading some cheap pulp fiction (Black Rain, by Graham Brown). It was last Wednesday night, around 8:30....more >> |
Support for ethical conduct rulesDear Editor, I'm afraid The Clarkston News has misidentified the main issue raised by George Butler's presentation on appropriate and ethical conduct by school board members at the Feb....more >> |
A call to support children with bondDear Editor, I would first like to remind everyone that when we replace negative thoughts with positive ones, we will start receiving positive results! The cost of this bond is minimal and just imagine how it will help give our children the quality education that they deserve....more >> |
Reader supports following Hyer's precedentDear Editor, As a longtime resident, I was shocked to find out that elected members of the Clarkston School Board have to take an oath to give up their first amendment rights to speak freely to those that have elected them....more >> |
This year's tax, retirement deadlinesImportant Tax & Retirement Planning Deadlines for 2012: Sept. 30 – Beneficiary Designation Date. It may be possible for beneficiaries of IRAs and Qualified Retirement Plans to take Required Minimum Distributions based on their own single life expectancy only if the deceased IRA or QRP account owner had a Designated Beneficiary(s)....more >> |
Christian nation or nation of Christians?
Many people like to think of the United States as a Christian nation, they even see it as a part of our founding. This type of thinking is very dangerous because it actually takes us, as Christians, out of our proper place in society....more >> |
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| 1878: Bill Bojangles Robinson, tap dancer. |
| 1886: Philip Murray, American labor leader, founder of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). |
| 1889: Igor Sikorsky, American aviation engineer who developed the first successful helicopter. |
| 1898: Bennett Cerf, publisher, founder of Random House. |
| 1898: Gene Tunney, heavyweight boxing champion. |
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| 1085: Alfonso VI takes Toledo, Spain from the Muslims. |
| 1787: The Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia with George Washington presiding. |
| 1810: Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain. |
| 1851: Jose Justo de Urquiza of Argentina leads a rebellion against Juan Manuel de Rosas, his former ally. |
| 1911: Porfirio Diaz, President of Mexico, resigns his office. |
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