Familiar faces with newspapers in hand will be at local intersections and businesses this weekend, as members of the Oxford Lions Club will sell their annual Goodfellow edition. For over 40 years the Lions have helped area families in need with proceeds from their Goodfellow sales. “We aim to help 25 families a year,” Lions […]
Folks who know me, know I worry about my parenting skills. When I have time to myself, I wonder, what am I doing to these two young souls under my care? What am I molding them into? What shape will they take? Will they grow up to be fine young men, wise gents or kooky […]
Tis the season to give . . . . . . and give and give. Don’t get me wrong, giving is okay. It is always better to give than to receive. That’s what we have been taught and that is what we are teaching the young ones. It’s the getting part that is starting to […]
Christmas is the time for family and friends to be together; to hold each other and to remember, we love. Most area families this week are together. They’ll be giving presents, swapping stories of Christmases past and enjoying each other’s company. And, many area families have this opportunity because of the efforts of a very […]
Holy drop the ball in Times Square, Batman! Our year is all but a memory. Two thousand double ought three, we hardly knew ye. That said, I need to relate one story from the old year. It was December 23, I just got back to the office, sat down at my desk and noticed a […]
In last week’s Oxford Leader, we reported on the tragic events in Addison Township. In cold hard print we told of how the Rivest family lost two of their own. We also asked readers to pray for the surviving Rivests — mother Karin and her children Rachel, who is in the second grade and Hunter, […]
There I was, the red-blooded American male, sitting in one of his favorite places — under those magnificent golden arches. Somewhere in my mind the strong sounds of American composer Aaron Copland filled my being; I could see John Wayne walking wearily, but still with a swagger into the sunset, his Winchester slung over his […]
Right at the last moment I knew I was in some sort of very deep yucky stuff. Up until then, I thought I could handle it. I thought I could steer out of the situation unscathed and go on my merry way. That was right before my very own personal crap mobile, a 1993 Saturn […]
The weather gods have conspired against us mere mortals. The roads, in a word, suck. Time is short and so . . . I’ll leave you with something light. Smile. Manga, enjoy . . . blah, blah, blah. In other words here’s something my dear wife e-mailed me. Subject: For those planning to visit Detroit […]
You know, I like being on the conservative side of the fence. It is safe. I know which way is up because that’s the way I have to go after falling down. I know there’s an East Coast and a Left Coast. I know my right hand from my left. Things are clear in black […]