I first ran this column in 2003, and since then ? every year around this time ? some folks request I re-run it. I usually oblige. * * * ‘Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!?? Something the Wicked Witch of the West may have uttered in the 1939 movie classic, ‘The Wizard of Oz? * * * Quite […]
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 […]
By Don Rush As of press time, the folks at the National Weather Service station to the west in White Lake Township, say Memorial Day should be, well, nice. ‘A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71,? is what their website says for Monday’s weather. It looks like a good day […]
The spring has been warm and wet — no so good for getting savage sun tans, but perfect for getting a jump on the growing season — this is good news for fans of Downtown Lake Orion’s Farmers Market. Folks who love fresh, Michigan-grown produce and Michigan-made stuff can plan their Wednesdays around the Lake […]
I ain’t saying I am getting old, but in less than two weeks I will have been working for ‘The Company? for 26 years. ‘The Company? publishes the weekly newspaper in your hand, and its sister community publications, The Oxford Leader, Clarkston News, The Citizen, Ad-Vertiser, Penny Stretcher, and The Big Deal. ‘The Company? has […]
It’s no secret that funding for Michigan’s public schools is in a place nobody likes. Districts across the state are slashing their budgets by millions of dollars and, at the same time, laying off staff, eliminating positions and even crossing their fingers and hoping for a miracle to come down the pike. It’s true here […]
I get lots of mail in response to the stuff I write here in the hallowed halls of Don’trushmedom. Old teachers (and you know who you are) e-mail me when I passionately write about things sacred to those left of center. Pastors e-mail me when I passionately write about compassion for all folks, even the […]
Over the years I have been asked what types of books I like to read. I am honest when I answer. I like pulp fiction. I like cheap dime store novels. I like good guys (or gals) and bad guys (and gals). I enjoy good versus evil and I prefer the good to be tested, […]
Nearly a week has passed and the investigation into the death of Eric Shanley is ongoing. Shanley was killed early Friday morning (May 6) when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a patrol car driven by a Lake Orion Police officer. Shanley, 38, was known to many folks locally ? even if they […]
Voters came out ? though not in droves ? to elect a new Lake Orion Community School District Board of Education. On May 3, just under 13.5 percent of the registered voters in Orion Township and Lake Orion Village voted to fill five seats of the seven member board. Come July 13, the top vote […]