Dear Editor, I’ve always found it amazing how much louder the voices of the disgruntled ring than those of the contented or pleased. Recently our township grasped the opportunity to purchase a piece of property appropriately located and very well suited for a new township hall. They didn’t have to raise our taxes to do […]
Dear Editor, I am writing to congratulate you and The Clarkston News on the integrity, courage, and commitment to free speech demonstrated in your editorial, ‘Inquiring minds need now more than ever? (Sept. 25). Freedom of speech is at the core of any democratic society ? without it, no other freedoms or rights can be […]
15 years ago ? 1993 ‘School board could make cuts? Clarkston Board of Education was expected to cut $392,000 from the 1993 budget. The cuts were necessary because the state cut Social Security payments to the district by $410,000, officials said. The district’s fund equity was about $1.1 million. 25 years ago ? 1983 ‘Stats […]
Dear Editor, Our township officials never seem to learn. How could they make an impulse buying decision especially in these economic conditions with a new township hall. It was like going to the mall just looking around and see a clearance sale on something and deciding to buy it, without thinking about whether it’s the […]
Dear Editor, Twice voted down by the people, a new township hall has been contrived through covert machinations. Like several other recent capital projects, money materialized where there seemingly was none. Surprise and Shazamm! This board is adept at using excess funds as it pleases. There is too much money in Independence Township coffers. It […]
Wednesday, April 20 Police reported more than three 9-11 hang up calls came from the Oxford Middle School and two more from a Maloney Street address. An Oneta resident woke to a strange car parked in her driveway at 2 a.m. Medical emergencies on Ensley, Market, East Lake Trail and W. Drahner roads. Thursday, April […]
Dear Editor, I just read the article written about our subdivision. I have lived in Lake Waldon for 11 years. I think it is terrible when things are written in the paper which seems very one sided. There are a lot of people who don’t want the mailboxes because we cannot afford it. There was […]
Dear Editor, I am writing in regards to the September 24, 2008 issue of The Clarkston News. We were proud to see a picture of our son in the Milestones column along with a brief description of what was taking place in the picture. You see our son is PFC Joshua Cole, and he is […]
Inside job A Sashabaw Road bank teller reportedly took $2,940 out of her drawer, Sept. 9, and kept it. She told bank investigators and deputies she was having hard time, and needed the money for car, moving expenses, gas, food, and a loan to a friend. The bank fired her. Home-based phone service? A Perry […]
By Casey Curtis Leader Staff Writer When Nathaniel Kiplinger used to draw pictures on his school work in first-grade, his teacher didn’t yell at him. She encouraged him. And it looks like it paid off. Kiplinger, a senior at Oxford High School, was one of the many students who received awards for their excellence in […]