An old rivalry renewed

‘They (Lake Orion) got a big, physical, tough group of kids — kids who don’t like Oxford.? — Oxford football Coach Bud Rowley, November 2, 1983 Natural geographic rivals for years, the last time Oxford played Lake Orion in a real game of football was November 4, 1983. It was the final game of that […]

It’s all the rage: cumalitive voting

I didn’t believe it when I watched a local FOX News video. It had to be a joke. And, I guess it still could be — but the more I looked into it, the more information I found to back up that ‘one-man, one-vote? could be a thing of the past. So the story went, […]

It’s not a tumor, I’d vote for him

Call me a flabby-armed girly man. Call me kooky. Call me naive. Call me a puddin? head — call me what you will, but, were I living in California and had to vote for governor, I’d cast my vote for ye-old muscle head, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Go ahead. Yuck it up, if you must. But, damn […]

Mazda MPV’s a minivan with get-up-and-go

Somewhere in the distance I can hear a freckle-faced kid wearing Catholic School clothes repeating the Mazda mantra. ‘Zoom, zoom, zoom . . .? This in tandem with a mini-van?! Go figure! The first thing I noticed about the MPV — after its stylish design — was its get-up-and-go. Here’s what the muckity-mucks at Mazda […]

ARRRRG! I hate politics, governments, et al

I can tell this is gonna be a rough period in my life. I can see into the future and behold a time of turmoil, grief and — oh yes, election time politics. I hate politics. I don’t trust, admire or really like politicians and their bureaucratic brethren who run government. I also feel very […]

Ignorant and dangerous Big Mac

There’s an old, cliched saying that goes something like, ‘You can’t please them all.? Or is it, ‘You can fool some of the people all of the time, but not all of the people all of the time?? Or is it, ‘You are what you eat?? Got me sport fans, but somebody out Ortonville way […]

From the suckee to the sucker: Scram!

We media types love (with a capitol LOVE) it when a ‘new? disease is discovered somewhere in the world. It has probably been that way since the beginning of the modern era of journalism. When I first tried my hand at writing ‘Don’t Rush Me? (about a quarter-century ago) the ‘newest? disease was AIDS. There […]

It’s a wrap and some wrap-ups

For the past month, I have delved into the bright lights and high fashion world of TV. I have started shooting Don’t Rush Me: Th-e-e-e-e Show! Well, it’s sort of like a TV show, but it ain’t. It’s really an internet show shot at our new ‘TV? like studio for our family of 411.com sites […]

Schools should stand for what is right

Shame, shame, shame. Members of the Clarkston Board of Education and key members of school administration need not attend the opening home football game. Their lack of foresight, or because of their inability to see past the noses, has dealt a hurtful blow to about 60 athletes, their families and to a homeboy, trying to […]

Texting ban is the ‘fuzzy dice? of modern law

So, by the time this column “hits” the streets, 21 days will have come and gone since the brainiacs in Lansing passed a law banning the practice of texting, “while operating a motor vehicle that is moving on a highway or street in this state.” Ever the pain in the posterior, before 8 a.m. this […]

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