‘How can (a man) be free if the fruits of his labor are not his to dispose of, but are treated, instead, as part of a common pool of public wealth? Property and freedom are inseparable: to the extent government takes one in the form of taxes, it intrudes on the other.? ? ‘The Conscience […]
The Oxford Fire Department will not become a union shop thanks to increased cooperation and communication between full-time personnel and members of the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission. Oxford’s three full-time firefighters recently decided to discontinue their efforts to unionize. In a June 20 letter to OPFEC Chairman Bill Dunn, the firefighters wrote, ‘This […]
The good news is a new computerized traffic signal system will ‘reduce the length of rush hour? on M-24 by making the road function ‘more efficiently,? according to Craig Bryson, spokesman for the Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC). The bad news is it’s ‘not going to eliminate congestion on M-24.? Sometime next year, the […]
Oxford Village’s recent seizure of the old fire hall will be called into question by the township supervisor at the July 16 meeting of the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission. ‘Having not received new keys to the fire hall, I must presume this action is intended to deny OPFEC access to this fire hall. […]
Gentlemen! Slow your engines! The Oxford Village Council Tuesday voted 4-0 to lower the posted speed limit on a stretch of Lakeville Rd. within the village limits from 45 miles-per-hour (mph) to 35 mph. The roughly ? mile stretch is located from about the middle of Oxford Lake to the 35 mph speed limit sign, […]
I used to think the only two peoples dumb enough to fight over a worthless piece of real estate were the Israelis and Palestinians. I was wrong. Oxford Township and Village are just as, if not more, idiotic. On July 1, 2003 ? a day that will live in absurdity ? the village seized the […]
If you’re searching for ‘a little bit of paradise? in downtown Oxford, look no further than the new Kona Cafe. Located at 25 S. Washington St. (between Pat’s Place and Third Wave Seafood and Chop House), the cafe offers patrons a diverse menu including Hawaiian coffees and coffee smoothies, fruit smoothies, pizza, sandwiches, subs, wraps, […]
JUST DUCKY – The Oxford-Lake Orion Optimist Club held their annual Duck Race and Family Picnic Saturday in downtown Lake Orion’s Children’s Park. Selling 1,179 pink, blue and yellow plastic toy ducks for $5 each along with 50/50 raffle tickets and T-shirts, the Optimists raised more than $6,000, according to Past Club President Pam Andrews. […]
For 364 days out of the year, Leonard is a sleepy little town with a population of about 330 residents. But that all changes for one day every July when thousands of visitors and past residents flood the village’s downtown for the annual Strawberry Festival. This year that day is Saturday, July 19. “Anybody who’s […]
Oxford Township’s first water treatment facility could be constructed by the end of 2004. Township officials last week voted unanimously to spend up to $61,000 for design proposals for a treatment facility to be located at the Oxford Woods subdivision underground well field. The Oxford Woods well is the largest of the three underground well […]