I was watching the TV news magazine 60 Minutes this past Sunday. One of the topics was Mark Twain’s classic American works of literature, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. While it has long been a source of controversy since it was published in the mid 1880s (‘course? language including the use of the dreaded ‘N? […]
The brutal attack on a 42 year-old Oxford Township man, in his home and in front of his wife and daughter has got law enforcement locals on the look out. According to Oakland County Sheriff Detective John Roberston, they are looking for any information about the April 4 break-in, robbery and assault that took place […]
Law enforcement officials from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency are investigating a case with local connections. According to ICE spokesman Greg Palmore, information at this time is ‘sketchy? concerning a phone scam that originated in Manitoba, Canada and involved an elderly couple in Oxford Township. The Detroit office of ICE was […]
Names on plaques. Names on walls. Lots of names, but no stories to tell who the names were. Working through the ranks of the Detroit Police Department — from patrol officer to police chief — Isaiah ‘Ike? McKinnon saw all the names of fallen officers. The names commemorated those officers who were killed in the […]
In the left pocket of all my dress shirts, I carry an Amazing Spider-Man spiral note-pad. Ever the student of Stan Lee and just like Peter Parker, I try to always be prepared for when my ‘Spidey? senses start to tingle. No, that does not mean I have indigestion. And, I do not don tight, […]
‘When I am 10, will you be dead?? Sean asked me, adding, ‘Will you still be my dad?? * * * I get a peculiar feeling thinking about those questions posed by our darling, blond-haired, blue-eyed, devil-may-care, four-year-old son. It’s been two weeks since he asked, but when I think about it I still feel […]
It may seem abrupt or too good to be true, but the start of ‘summertime? will be here this weekend. It seems a rather stark contrast to this week’s forecast, issued by the National Weather folks out in White Lake. Here’s what I see leading up to springing forward into Daylight Savings Time, Sunday at […]
This column was from early in the year of our Lord, 2003. I’ve been going back and looking at past columns to put ’em in book form, and this one made me smile. Hope it makes you smile, too. — Don Since I was a young collegiate student-type of individual, the debate has raged in […]
‘Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!? — Something the Wicked Witch of the West may have uttered in the 1939 movie classic, ‘The Wizard of Oz? I know Memorial Day is at hand. And, it’s not cuz I’m a veteran, genius or anything so noble or extravagant. Nope, not me. Quite simply, I know the day we remember […]
Just a heads up . . . in case you hadn’t noticed, it snowed. * * * So, did anybody else think there are other reasons why the Tampa, FL kid isn’t doing good in school, other than his own academic proficiency? If you haven’t heard, a Florida couple had their son walk around in […]