‘I like a little rebellion now and then . . . The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all.? ? Thomas Jefferson One of my favorite words in […]
Opposition to allowing a downtown restaurant to operate an outdoor cafe in Oxford Village’s Centennial Park was high at last week’s council meeting. ‘We’re not in favor of having the park being picked away into pieces and given to private businesses to use. It’s a public park,? said Jan Burns, a member of the Oxford […]
They’re not rich nor are they famous, but they are the backbone of the Oxford-Orion area because they help feed folks in need. These generous and compassionate folks didn’t go looking for recognition, they didn’t seek the limelight, but they got it anyway last week as Oxford-Orion FISH held its annual ‘Advocate of the Needy? […]
Daniel Sargent is none too happy that state legislators are, in his view, weakening voter control at the local level and raising taxes for some, while lowering them for others. That’s why the 12-year Oxford Township resident filed recall petition language Friday with the Oakland County Clerk’s Office seeking to oust state Rep. Bradford Jacobsen […]
Daniel Sargent is none too happy that state legislators are, in his view, weakening voter control at the local level and raising taxes for some, while lowering them for others. That’s why the 12-year Oxford Township resident filed recall petition language Friday with the Oakland County Clerk’s Office seeking to oust state Rep. Bradford Jacobsen […]
Opinions were mixed during last week’s Oxford Village Planning Commission meeting over whether a downtown restaurant should be allowed to use part of Centennial Park as an outdoor cafe for its customers. ‘Everyday I can see directly into the park and there’s nobody there unless there is a special event,? said Anna Taylor, who owns […]
They’re not rich nor are they famous, but they are the backbone of the Oxford-Orion area because they help feed folks in need. These generous and compassionate folks didn’t go looking for recognition, they didn’t seek the limelight, but they got it anyway last week as Oxford-Orion FISH held its annual ‘Advocate of the Needy? […]
The film and television industry is so popular in the state of Michigan these days that you don’t even have to be human to snag 15 minutes of fame. Just ask Dave Parks? cattle. Actually, they can’t speak, so it’s better to ask Parks. Last week, two of his cattle were used to film an […]
Students in the Extended Day Program at Daniel Axford and Oxford elementaries are helping to save their little corner of the world one tree at a time. Between Jan. 15 and April 1, these kids raised a total of $340 for the Michigan Arbor Day Alliance’s ‘Go Green Youth Challenge? ? the highest amount generated […]
It’s perhaps the most important lesson of all in life and young Jenna Fistler has already learned it ? friends should help friends. Recently, the Daniel Axford (DA) Elementary second-grader approached the principal of her school about doing a fund-raiser to help her friend, Gillian Yocum, a second-grader at Leonard Elementary who is bravely battling […]