George Bush doesn’t like Michigan people

Recording artist Kanye West was wrong when he said something to the effect, ‘George Bush doesn’t like black people.? George Bush doesn’t like people of any color if they come from Michigan. It seems clear to me the future of Michigan (near term) is murky at best — and we can thank, in part, United […]

Lions-free, that’s me.

Recently — if you call a couple of weeks ago, ‘recently? — I announced I was Lions-free. It was at a family function, and well, it felt pretty good to share. I imagine it’s the same way an alcoholic feels when he or she professes to be going on the wagon. What I was trying […]

Labor Day Freak Out!

Maybe three-day weekends are not a good thing. Maybe during so much time off a person’s mind can wander where it shouldn’t. Here are some of the things I thought about during the Labor Day weekend. (And I didn’t think about war in Iraq, Michigan unemployment, nor home foreclosures and high gas prices — but, […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year

Well, well, well. Once again special interest rules the day. Once again, those thin-skinned, namby-pamby, lily-livered, weak-kneed, spineless vertebrates we elected went and did it. Let’s just call a spade and spade: they caved in to some subversive special interest group — I don’t know which one, but I have at least one theory. Don’t […]

Lake Orion family looking for support, letters, hope, prayers

Longtime Lake Orion resident Ione Drum, 94, and her daughter, Gayle Garcia are looking for help. The two are seeking letters of support for their son and brother, Larry Drum — who has spent 16 years a ward of the Michigan Corrections Department. ‘We received some good news,? Garcia, a Lapeer resident said. ‘The state […]

The ‘anti? Dream Cruise is right up my alley

Though it has been a ‘happening? for three years now, I just found out about Ypsilanti’s Nightmare Cruise. The Nightmare Cruise is to the Woodward Dream Cruise as Woody Allen would be to some hunky old actor (Sean Connery?). And, while I like cool, buffed up old cars as much as the other guy, I […]

An open letter to the Whall Group (sort of)

Riddle me this, Bat-readers . . . when is a job done? Is it when the person performing the task says so, or when the person(s) paying the bill say so? On the bequest of Orion Township taxpayers I have to ask questions. Before I get to that, I ask you to forgive me, cuz […]

Hug your family and look at your stuff

“Beware the beast man, for he is the devil’s pawn. Alone among God’s primates, he kills for sport, or lust or greed. Yes, he will murder his brother to possess his brother’s land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him. Drive him […]

Despite my best efforts, we survived

Neighbors of Casa de Rush are now breathing a sigh of relief. The dancing girls have been shushed away. The beer cans, whiskey bottles and cigar butts have been picked from the front yard. The local rock band that started their tour in our garage have moved on to other engagements. The lawn was cut […]

Kids, parents and teachers

Dear Parents, Kids, Teachers and Readers in General, I have posted all your letters concerning problems in our schools today. I invite you all to read and write. Heck, why not print a copy and give them to your school board and superintendent. Start a dialogue, be a part of the solution, versus a whiner […]

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