Now that it’s over and I have time to reflect, I can say am glad I was lucky enough to sit in judgment of a fellow American. It was a very lengthy process, one that spanned a three-week period. This was a criminal case, one that involved people and not property. It was a hard […]
More than a few years ago a local gal used to set type for us here at the newspaper. A typesetter for us, at that time meant she had good hands and fast fingers because she typed a lot of stuff (and all on deadline). Terri Elliott is her name. She’s also been spotlighted by […]
It is a parent’s job to worry about their offspring. You worry about their friends. You worry when they don’t talk or walk as soon as other kids. You worry about the size of their head. Worry, worry, worry. Well, since little Sean Rush turned seven I have at least one more reason to worry. […]
Ah, September. I never was really found of the month. Don’t get be wrong, it’s an okay span of time. My mom was born in September, and that was a good thing.. Hmm. What else? When September is given as a name to a girl, it is beautiful. But generally, September just kinda sucks. I […]
The other week and maybe it was just this past weekend — I don’t remember much past today these days — I was toolin? round the 90 degree curve to the west on Perry Road in Goodrich . . . I mean Atlas. And, right there by the Atlas ‘Post Office? I was visually hit […]
Editor’s Note: The following ‘Don’t Rush Me? classic was originally printed Jan. 29, 2003. Enjoy. Now that I’m 40 I guess I look at things differently. * * * Last week I was reading about Oakland County’s Intermediate School District in a front page article by the Oakland Press. (For those not in the know, […]
Life is apt to throw you curve balls when you least expect it. And, as I am usually behind in the count, I’m just gonna? swing and try to make a connection. Try for a base hit, versus a homerun. On everybody’s least favorite internet addiction social networking site, Facebook, you’re apt to find the […]
Some where, a l-o-o-o-o-o-ng time ago an old-timer said something like this (and I prefer to picture and can hear the old-timer as character actor Walter Brennan — in particular as the cantankerous, game-legged jailkeeper, Stumpy, in the John Wayne movie, Rio Bravo. You can pick your own favorite old-timer to make the quote more […]
Captain’s Log, stardate 2013.06.26: Our destination, the farthest reaches of Lake Orion. Pretty cool thing happened on my tour tonight…we were going around Park Island and all of a sudden the boat moved really weird…it was like something pushed the boat sideways…something powerful. The water was plenty deep and we definitely could not touch bottom. […]
Somewhere, a l-o-o-o-o-o-ng time ago an old-timer said something like this (and I prefer to picture and can hear the old-timer as character actor Walter Brennan — in particular as the cantankerous, game-legged jailkeeper, Stumpy, in the John Wayne movie, Rio Bravo. You can pick your own favorite old-timer to make the quote more poignant […]