To the Editor, Every senator who protects the filibuster is guilty of protecting a Jim Crow relic that was used to block civil rights legislation for decades. There’s simply no way to get around its sinister legacy. In the 20th century, the filibuster was used to block over 200 anti-lynching bills and held up the […]
Memorial Day weekend was a good time to recognize the men and women who died in service of our country. With this thought in mind, this month is a good time for all of us to examine our thoughts more closely. Meditate on a time in our country’s history where people served and lost their […]
People need to continue to be educated on the facts and dangers of the COVID-19 Virus. We should not minimize what long -term damage the said virus does to the human body. It is also our responsibility to support others in our community who may not have access to truthful medical evidence/information that would help […]
You’ve heard it before and most likely lived it once or twice: we plan, God laughs. It’s just a saying, but it sure can ring true! When it’s in your life, you find yourself changing your thoughts from something you think would be very grand, to accepting what life gives you. Example: The weather warmed […]
Re: “Birney and Barnett try to ‘bully’ the Lake Orion DDA”, Viewpoints, page 6, Lake Orion Review, April 28, 2021 by letter writer Peggy Barry Bartz. Peggy, This is how democracy works. Each person was elected, therefore they have the right to do what they think is best for the community. If you don’t like […]
Dear Editor and my Fellow Citizens of Lake Orion, I love Orion Township, I mean how can you not love living, where living is a vacation. I first moved to Orion Township in 2005, my eldest graduated LOHS in 2012 and my youngest will graduate in two weeks. In 2016, I began serving on the […]
A huge thank you to the Orion and Oxford area people for your generosity during the Lake Orion Knights of Columbus Tootsie roll drive during Palm Sunday weekend. With your help we will be donating over $10,200 to local charities that deal with people with intellectual challenges. It has been a challenging year for our […]
We would like to recognize our daughter, Amy D’Onofrio, RN, BSN during National Nurses Week. Amy has been a RN 15+ years. This past year has been a challenging one for most nurses. We are proud how Amy has supported her doctors, coworkers and patients while dealing with Covid issues almost daily. Thank you for […]
A huge thank you to the Orion and Oxford area people for your generosity during the Lake Orion Knights of Columbus Tootsie roll drive during Palm Sunday weekend. With your help we will be donating over $10,200 to local charities that deal with people with intellectual challenges. It has been a challenging year for our […]
Having lived in the community for over 30 years I would like to thank the people who had the foresight to plan and execute the new Baldwin corridor. I have watched the forest covered hillside leveled to build a mall. The cow pastures that were here have turned into housing developments. Both morning and evening […]