An old rivalry renewed

‘They (Lake Orion) got a big, physical, tough group of kids — kids who don’t like Oxford.? — Oxford football Coach Bud Rowley, November 2, 1983 Natural geographic rivals for years, the last time Oxford played Lake Orion in a real game of football was November 4, 1983. It was the final game of that […]

It’s all the rage: cumalitive voting

I didn’t believe it when I watched a local FOX News video. It had to be a joke. And, I guess it still could be — but the more I looked into it, the more information I found to back up that ‘one-man, one-vote? could be a thing of the past. So the story went, […]

ARRRRG! I hate politics, governments, et al

I can tell this is gonna be a rough period in my life. I can see into the future and behold a time of turmoil, grief and — oh yes, election time politics. I hate politics. I don’t trust, admire or really like politicians and their bureaucratic brethren who run government. I also feel very […]

From the suckee to the sucker: Scram!

We media types love (with a capitol LOVE) it when a ‘new? disease is discovered somewhere in the world. It has probably been that way since the beginning of the modern era of journalism. When I first tried my hand at writing ‘Don’t Rush Me? (about a quarter-century ago) the ‘newest? disease was AIDS. There […]

It’s a wrap and some wrap-ups

For the past month, I have delved into the bright lights and high fashion world of TV. I have started shooting Don’t Rush Me: Th-e-e-e-e Show! Well, it’s sort of like a TV show, but it ain’t. It’s really an internet show shot at our new ‘TV? like studio for our family of 411.com sites […]

Texting ban is the ‘fuzzy dice? of modern law

So, by the time this column “hits” the streets, 21 days will have come and gone since the brainiacs in Lansing passed a law banning the practice of texting, “while operating a motor vehicle that is moving on a highway or street in this state.” Ever the pain in the posterior, before 8 a.m. this […]

Frogs, bikes and cars . . .

Holy I-Got-A-Blister-On-Me-Bum, Batman! Letters and emails keep coming in about bicyclists and their rights . . . I should have known better than to try and buck the Spandex Revolution, yet something had to be said. Whilst I cannot spend any more print space on the matter I waster cyber space. So, here are some […]

Gas prices — is there a method to the mess?

Before we get to the column, if you click onto this website, http://www.moviemole.com/jillsshow-1/interviews/don/index.html * * * Once upon a time I was content to merely moan and groan about the ever-increasing cost of gasoline. ‘Oh woe is me!? ‘Dang those evil profiteers!? It is easy to write about the rising costs of anything. It is […]

Gas prices — is there a method to the mess?

Once upon a time I was content to merely moan and groan about the ever-increasing cost of gasoline. ‘Oh woe is me!? ‘Dang those evil profiteers!? It is easy to write about the rising costs of anything. It is even easier to point a finger and blame said rising cost on a particular person or […]

Bicyclists and frogs, get out the way, 2

Before we get to the column, if you click onto this website, http://www.moviemole.com/jillsshow-1/interviews/don/index.html * * * The more things change, so the saying goes, the more they stay the same. And, these days, gol-durned-it, things are changing all around us. There are tea parties, coffee parties, spandex parties and parties where women go to buy […]

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