Working on it
Hey folks, I am working on a webpage (www.dontrushme.net) to post columns, currently there is also a Myspace entry and . . . I will try to add new columns here, too!
Larry Drum will come home
As I was tooling down M-15, from Davison last Friday night, I had my truck’s radio dialed into the ‘great voice? of the Great Lakes, WJR. It was a little after 9 and I was a little worn out from a long day and ready to plop down on the couch and fall asleep to […]
Oils linked to breast growth in boys
Damn. It’s getting harder and harder to be a boy these days. Don’t believe me, read on and then try to tell me I’m full of estrogen. Let’s see . . . oh, long hair for boys is again considered stylish. Hmm . . . yep, I remember reading articles about teachers slighting lads to […]
Throw the Bums out
One of our online readers, Andrew, has this to say ’bout Dave C’s latest opinion. Any other opinions? Keep ’em coming! — Don Whilst I agree with the author, I am not sure if I agree with Mr. Cleveland. The essay printed in your column is from Lee Iacocca’s book “Where Have all The Leaders […]
Three . . . two . . . one . . . and we’re live from Oaktree!
Goodrich- Shamus, is the camera working? Are the microphones on? Alex, what’s the weather? Is everybody ready? McKenna, que the music. Three . . . two . . . one . . .and the morning announcements are broadcast to every classroom at Oaktree Elementary, every school morning. Under the watchful eye of phys. ed. teacher […]
Had Enough?
Whilst I have not written in print for a few weeks, folks are still e-mailing me with their thoughts. It is good to be remembered. One lad, Dave Cleveland from Independence Township has this to say about the elecction year. So, without further delay . . . Had Enough? Am I the only guy in […]
Maybe I’ll write a book
After roughly 1,000 installments into the hallowed halls of Don’trushmedom, 21 years worth of opinions and stories, I think it is time to hang up my humble scribe’s pen. At least for a while or until the spirit moves me again. To be sure, I am still working for this newspaper. Oh, I may contribute […]
Beat the drum slowly, but get Larry out quick
Now it is a waiting game. A time to count time — by the days and even hours. But, counting time is something Larry Drum and his family are good at. They’ve had plenty of time waiting, counting. Nearly 17 years, to be exact. Seventeen years is how long Larry Drum, 70, former Eagle Scout […]
What kind of creature is Sean?
Does anybody remember comedian Bill Murray’s lounge lizard routine from those exciting days of yesteryear, when ‘Saturday Night Live? was relatively new? I only ask this, because son Sean Rush, is following in Bill’s footsteps, if only because he walks around the house singing (over and over), ‘Star Wars, nothing but Star Wars . . […]
George ‘Andy? Anderson was a ‘straight up guy?
When George (Andy) Anderson hit the Independence Township scene in October, 1973, the Clarkston News described him as a ‘ball of fire,? resembling ‘an easygoing Scandinavian.? Mr. Anderson died after his lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease last Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, at the Genesys Hospice in Goodrich. He was 64-years-old. Anderson was 30-years-old when the […]