Dear Editor: As I walked through the mall a few days ago, I could not help but notice the back-to-school attire advertisements plastered on every storefront and window. As an elementary educator, I would simply like to offer a suggestion to those adults who are spending money on clothes for their children this fall. Although […]
Dear editor: (In response to, ‘Since when did we move to Detroit? I don’t remember going there,? The Citizen, July 19 page 7): This process was highly recommended by the township auditors giving the township better internal control. This also gets the money invested immediately making the township more revenue. By following this procedure, it […]
Groveland Twp. – Local officials are clashing with Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s office about closing the Michigan State Police Groveland Post. Under the governor’s newly proposed budget, the Groveland, Grand Haven, and Iron River posts are slated to close Oct. 1, saving an estimated $1.1 million, says Greg Bird, communications director for the office of the […]
Voters will cast their ballots on November 6 at polling places designated in their precincts. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Polling places have changed. You can find your polling place by going to www.twp.independence.mi.us or contacting the clerk’s office. Clarkston residents will cast their votes at the Village Hall at […]
Our economy is in the toilet! Soup lines are longer than in 1933! Everyone is losing their homes, cars and jobs! There’s no money left for bread and milk! What a bunch of hooey! Apple brought out a new gadget Friday, July 11th. People started lining up for the new iPhone the night before. Lines […]
Seven candidates are running for four open seats on Clarkston Board of Education, Nov. 6. Theresa Adriaens has lived in Springfield Township for more than 13 years. She and her husband of 16 years, Steve, have three children, all attending Clarkston Community Schools – Megan, 7th grade, Sashabaw Middle School, Jason, 5th grade, and Kevin, […]
Goodrich – This Tuesday Goodrich voters will head to the polls. Residents will decide whether to keep the current village council, or, at the prompting of Vacate the Village group members’oust them for ‘failure to schedule an election for the disincorporation of the village charter of the Village of Goodrich when requested to do so.? […]
Brandon Twp.-Bre’ann Davert is the daughter of rock music lovers. Her parents listen to bands like Fleetwood Mac and sing songs like ‘When the Levee Breaks? by Led Zeppelin. But Davert, a Brandon High School junior, has musical tastes that run a little different. ‘I came out of the womb singing opera,? Davert says, laughing. […]
Craig Hamilton decided to run for the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education for his two sons. “I think Clarkston has an excellent school district and I want to make sure it stays that way,” he added. “I want to make sure I do my part. I am lucky enough that my business is here. […]
It’s April 2003, the first weeks of the war, and U.S. forces reach the outskirts of Baghdad, encountering fierce fighting from Iraqi’s Republican Guard. Information from embedded reporters were calling in news from Iraq and Kuwait to the New York Fox newsroom. Producers from Fox, CNN and MSNBC where cranking out live reports of the […]