The other day I was walking in a local parking lot and I saw a dirty old penny. It was dinged up pretty good so, it had been run over a few times. Despite the fact President Lincoln’s face was turned down, I bent over and picked it up and slid it in my pants […]
Interesting — on June 5, 2002 we started getting scam emails… I wrote about it then (which you’ll read) and guess what — we get more now. Ain’t life grand? Call me kooky, but I am either just really cynical or I’m stupid and have blown countless opportunities to make millions. Since I don’t believe […]
These three-day, holiday weekends . . . yikes. Hard to get back in the saddle and write a column when you’re still thinking about sun, barbeque, family, friends, fireworks, et al. Somebody is always e-mailing me something . . . and something is what I will copy and paste here. They are quotes and whether […]
Holy turn up the heat, Batman! This 15 degrees below normal temperature really sucks. But, I suppose it is better than snow. That said, I reckon spring is really here: things are growing, bees are a buzz and construction crews are on the road. (Just for fun, try driving down West Hegel Road in Goodrich. […]
You know and I know gas prices in these parts are, well, in a word sucky. According to AAA.com, the statewide average cost for a Michigan gallon of gas in January 2007 was $2.11 (ah, the good ol? days). By the end of February the cost had crept up to $2.307 per gallon (still palatable). […]
Yeah, I know, I know — I have been quiet for quite a while. This, of course, doesn’t mean I have permanently put away my reporter’s fedora. On the contrary, my Friends of Conspiracy (FOC), I have been alert, watching and waiting. I have laid low, waiting for something to cross my path before launching […]
Some folks have a low tolerance for Buick-driving blue heads (for those not in the know, blue heads refer to those whose hair is a bluish-tinted gray). And, there are still others who get red-faced by the antics of pampered, postpubescent pukes who give little and expect all. Where you are on Don’s highly scientific […]
One thing you won’t ask after meeting Independence Township’s Mark Petterson: Mark, where’s your passion? It’s evident the 44 year old has set his sites on contributing to the Clarkston area. ‘It’s time people my age step up and do something besides complain,? Petterson said, with enthusiasm and sincere energy. Last week, Petterson announced he […]
BY DON RUSH Assistant Publisher One thing you won’t ask after meeting Independence Township’s Mark Petterson: Mark, where’s your passion? It’s evident the 44 year old has set his sites on contributing to the Clarkston area. ‘It’s time people my age step up and do something besides complain,? Petterson said, with enthusiasm and sincere energy. […]
A 10-year-old Clear Lake Elementary student is facing disciplinary action after school officials discovered he penned a ‘hit? list. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s Detective Kevin McNally, the six-name list included six classmates with the words ‘kill list? written on top. The list was in a note pad. McNally said the student, who lives in […]