Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement after President Trump called for governors to “dominate” protestors: Right now our nation is hurting. Americans are in pain, and desperate for leadership from the White House during one of the darkest periods in our lifetimes. This morning I took a few moments to read a powerful […]
A Virus Among Us — a poem by Bill Byrne This covid19, it just maybe inspires us With a grudging respect for this fugitive virus It’s the direst of viruses we’ve ever seen Reeking havoc that rivals the one in ’18 We are ordered for now to shelter in place In our own home’s entrusted […]
It is time for our governor to end her practice of favoring big corporations and ignoring small businesses as we begin our economic recovery in Michigan. How is it that an auto plant with hundreds of employees is considered safe, but not independently owned gift shops or clothing stores, beauty salons or restaurants? These businesses […]
Growing up most of us had fun playing the board game, Monopoly. As the game advances you often find yourself hoping and praying you do not have to land on a space where the land owner has houses or hotels. The more houses or hotels the owner has the larger your rental payments will be. […]
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Lake Orion Community Schols Superintendent Marion Ginopolis will regularly share thoughts and updates about district-related topics in the Review. The month of May is designated as Teacher Appreciation month, with this first week considered Teacher Appreciation week. Despite not being in their regular classrooms, they are still playing a crucial role in the lives of LOCS students […]
It’s the first week of May and after weeks of staying at home, most of us are ready to visit with others and share in community gatherings again. After all, it’s spring. Time to go out and enjoy that beautiful sunshine and warmer weather! A recent trip out brought me through downtown Lake Orion. Sitting […]
A few years ago, I had a family tree researcher look for information on my family. Her report included information found through past census records. How awesome it was to find out about previous family members, where they lived, how many people lived in their home and who they were. From this story we can […]
Dear Lake Orion Review Editor, Hello, my name is Noah Johnson, I am 15 years old, and in order to earn the Communication merit badge for Boy Scouts, I have to write to the editor of a magazine or my local newspaper to express my opinion or share information on any subject I choose. The […]
LOCS Board of Education should suspend school bond fund spending I am writing to ask the Lake Orion School Board to take a stand against further spending of the LO School Bond funds. It is my opinion (subject to change with new information) that our current health and economic situations will get much worse […]