Sometimes living — and dying — in a community is a good thing

There is something to be said about privacy, minding your own businesses and hoping folks return the favor — you tend to your backyard, I’ll tend to mine. On the other hand, as one Orion Township family discovered, sometimes there is comfort in community. In their time of grieving, the Osip family felt a warmth […]

Gas

Three frackin forty smackin nine a gallon! I can no focus. I am beside meself. Something’s gotta give. When I calm down . . . I’ll write. Til then check out MySpace for your’s truly.

Stuck in bureaucratic phone limbo

Gather round the campfire, kids. I shall endeavor to weave a tale of woe, whilst teaching a lesson just as the bards of old. ‘Twas only a few revolutions of the Earth ago, only several passings of the sun have come and gone, but I can still remember the experience as if it were yesterday, […]

Bodies found on I-75 in Independence Township

The bad smell was a dead giveaway that something was wrong. On Tuesday morning, Michigan Department of Transportation survey crews noticed a foul smell. The odor led them to a grisly discovery — the decomposing remains of two human beings. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s reports, the crew found the bodies on I-75, about a […]

Locals speak up on local economy

Blessed with only a caveman’s grasp on any situation, I was once again amazed by the power of the community press. The other week I opined on the local economy. In a nutshell, I wrote: ‘Rugged individualism. Entrepreneurial spirit of thems in Michigan 100 years ago put us on the world’s map. Have we too […]

Locals chime in on the economy

Blessed with only a caveman’s grasp on any situation, I was once again amazed by the power of the community press. The other week I opined on the local economy. In a nutshell, I wrote: ‘Rugged individualism. Entrepreneurial spirit of thems in Michigan 100 years ago put us on the world’s map. Have we too […]

My Space

Hey folks — check out Rush on that darned My Space thingy . . . myspace.com/dontrushmedon

Irish Jokes

March is a time when folks start to think spring in Michigan may actually arrive. It’s also a time car dealerships and furniture stores have Irish-themed sales. There’s still snow on the ground. The air is still cold and, wouldn’t you know it, St. Patrick’s Day is here. To help all you of non-Irish descent […]

When life gives you cherries, spit out the pits

We’ve all heard it, read it and heck, probably said it. What is ‘it?? ‘It? is the state of the economy. In a word, ‘it? sucks. For the past year I have heard from folks in our office, from our readers and from our business partners that times are hard. I’ll admit, it is hard […]

Larry Drum: Let My Son Come Home

This article was first published in October of 2005 (Part of a Series) For one man the trip to Lake Orion, Michigan, from Lake Orion has been a long one. The road Larry K Drum has taken has been hard, winding and uphill. Drum, an Eagle Scout, graduate of Lake Orion High School, member of […]

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