In regards to the GOP’s latest health care proposal, one can only conclude that they live in a world fully detached from their constituents. Our representatives should not be voting for any measure that causes people to lose coverage, raise premiums on those with pre-existing conditions, or cuts funding to Medicare or Medicaid. Health care […]
I am writing regarding the drainage problem of Lakeview Street and the Village Council Meeting only offering the “preferred recommendation is to run a new storm line from Lakeview into the lake with an easement from the property owner at 288 Lakeview.” I do not know how this can be the preferred choice when this […]
The standing water and draining concerns of Lakeview Street have been in existence for over seventeen years. Various times the neighbors have approached The Village and ask that all appropriate measures be taken to correct the flooding of our properties. This overflow is a direct result of asphalting the road incorrectly. Prior to paving the […]
Michigan’s manufacturing-intensive economy depends on affordable energy. But energy would become increasingly more expensive without the infrastructure and pipelines that deliver oil, petroleum products and natural gas to businesses and power plants across the state. Affordable energy plays a critical role in keeping Michigan businesses competitive—not just with other states, but in the global economy […]
Our state Rep. John Reilly, R-Oakland Twp., 46th District, recently shared his opinion piece in The Detroit News regarding his support of closing the teacher pension system. (The Detroit News, “Current pensions a fiscal cancer,” June 13, 2017.) I found this rich, considering legislators are in session roughly 100 days per year and earn more […]
Mid-day on Monday June 12th a member of the Lake Orion Lake Association called me to ask that I become involved in a Lake Orion Village proposed intention to pump road runoff pollution containing oils, gasoline, road salt, car and boat cleaning soap detergent residues and other road runoff pollutants directly into Lake Orion at […]
Eighth graders Randy Rasins and Ronan Plunkett from St. Joseph School in Lake Orion placed first in the state for their story map in the ArcGIS Story Map contest that highlights places in Michigan. The ArcGIS Online US School Competition 2017 was open to high school (grades 9-12) and middle school (grades 4-8) students in […]
Memorial Day in Lake Orion saw the beginning of what hopefully will become an annual event, that being, the 5K run/walk that honored our brave veterans. Each registrant was asked what branch of the service they served and each was given special recognition at the conclusion of the race, and race results not only showed […]
Whoa, Mr. Smith! What does getting illegal guns out of the hands of unstable people have to do with immigration in California? (“We need fewer guns, not fewer restriction,” by J.P. King, Lake Orion Review, May 24, p. 6.) (“Response to ‘We need fewer guns, not fewer restrictions,” by W.N. Smith, Lake Orion Review, May […]
Michigan’s manufacturing-intensive economy depends on affordable energy. But energy would become increasingly more expensive without the infrastructure and pipelines that deliver oil, petroleum products and natural gas to businesses and power plants across the state. Affordable energy plays a critical role in keeping Michigan businesses competitive—not just with other states, but in the global economy […]