Dear Editor, With a lot going on in the world, I wanted to write of the importance of not letting politicians close the Line 5 Pipeline. Governor Whitmer ordered Enbridge to close the 68-year-old line, revoking a 1953 state easement. At least our neighbors in Canada are helping when they invoked a 1977 treaty with […]
Dear Editor, With the most recent invasion of Ukraine by the Russian dictator Putin, unfortunately, history is repeating itself. As a Ukrainian-American, I am appalled at how Putin is acting like another infamous dictator, Adolf Hitler. Before Hitler invaded Poland in 1939, he bullied and threatened his way into the occupation of the Rhineland (1936), […]
If the building we’ve known as Rudy’s Market could talk, what tales it would tell! It’s had varied uses and unique owners over the years. Built in 1915 using native stone, it first housed a Ford dealership and service center, owned by Lewis Voorheis. He sold the building and the dealership to Frank Leonard and […]
Dear Editor, I’m very glad to read that the city manager will take the time to respond to The Clarkston News, if not the public. (The Clarkston News, Feb. 16, 2022) It does show the power of a local newspaper. Let’s take a look at what he has said, keeping in mind that the Clarkston […]
Dear Editor, Clarkston city officials have made two recent decisions to reduce public input. The February 14 city council meeting had no virtual participation and the rules have been changed for making public comments. The person making the public comment is now required to literally make the comment. Previously, the city manager, mayor or city […]
Dear Editor, The Clarkston News asked Clarkston City Manager Jonathan Smith to comment on a blog post that criticized the city’s five-year litigation crusade to prevent a property owner from tearing down a house the city itself made uninhabitable by neglecting a leaking sewer line that washed away underground support. The city manager said, “This […]
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the letter to the editor from the Feb. 2, 2022 edition of The Clarkston News entitled “U.S. is affirmatively misguided.” I sincerely hope that Mr. Fetzer’s opinion is not widely reflected in our community. Appointing a black woman is not affirmative action. It is making the court […]
Dear Editor, While reading about Clarkston in its earlier years, I discovered that Depot Road, off Main Street which now leads to our beautiful park and City Hall, used to be called Livery Hill. Due to its steep grade, the road would be closed off in the winter so children could use it as a […]
Dear Editor, What do collapsing Miami condos and a Pittsburgh bridge have to do with the Clarkston Road storm water pollution? Everything! All are glaring examples of denying the existence of a problem and avoiding it for decades, for a variety of reasons, including cost. Now, we have received an apparently thorough explanation of the […]
Dear Editor, (This letter is really for Jenny Locricchio.) Thank you, Jenny, for bringing to light the story of Joey’s dad and family (The Clarkston News, January 19, 2022). Too much talk about Pine Knob Music Theatre has omitted the original Locricchio family history with the venue. Where would Pine Knob be if it weren’t […]