It is never enough for the school board and I laugh when you discuss return on investment. Of course, Pine Tree is still standing, instead of selling the building and property to offset some cost. We kept the oldest school and now need to spend $14 million on it. Great return on that investment. — […]
The parks and trails are good, but the priority should be fixing the roads. There are so many craters, you would think you were on the moon! That would be a smarter use of the taxpayers’ money, don’t you think? J.P. King Lake Orion Editor’s Note: A NOTA (North Oakland Transportation Authority) millage request and […]
In your Wednesday, July 4th edition, I noticed that you included their race as a descriptor for two black men from Flint who were the subjects of a report. (“Alert tellers detect fraud attempt,” July 4, 2018, Lake Orion Review, p. 6.) But none of the other six reports included the race of their subjects. […]
If you have a Smart Phone, and most people do these days, you realize just how much our lives are controlled by that electronic item we travel with everywhere. There are apps on our phones that allow us to “find our car”, or “find our keys” or “find our friends” or the best, “find my […]
In a world of uncertainty, stress and downright ugliness, I want to share an amazing story of human compassion, selflessness and an over-abundance of love right here in our own Lake Orion. While the list is too long to thank each of you here, I have affectionately named them our “Labor of Love Angels!!!” My […]
A powerful heartfelt message for us all. I had the privilege of introducing our Lake Orion 2018 Honored Veteran Kenneth “Bill” Smith at the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce picnic and sharing his story: Three tours in Vietnam, the final year on a swift boat where every day might be his last. Bill thanked the […]
(Falderal: mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.) We are this week involved in one of the biggest boondoggles in Michigan. No, I’m not referring to our Lansing lawmakers and their summer sojourn, I’m alluding to the annual Mackinac Policy Conference which this year takes place on The Island from May 29 – June 1. The […]
I was at Kroger on M-24 on Tuesday morning, April 16. I checked out my order and found out I did not have my wallet. They held my groceries and I drove home for the wallet. When I returned to pay, they told me that the person in line behind me had paid for my […]
The township board has placed a new millage on the August ballot to raise $1.7 million annually for 5 years to support parks and recreation activities. But the township already has the funding and supports it out of the $7 million budget that exists today. What the township wants is a new millage to build […]
Recently, the world as we knew it changed when the leaders of North and South Korea met in peace. Not only was there an exchange of a handshake and a smile, but each stepped across the border onto the land of the other country. There was an amazing and peaceful energy which surrounded the two […]