Bing, bang, BOOM! Fireworks were not only flying in the sky this week, they were also exploding in our offices. Today, The Citizen showcases our new, modern size. To get the paper in your hands this week, last week we had a lot of work to complete (and yes, there were a few colorful metaphors […]
The annual INFO Book photo contest has officially started. So, take out the digital cameras and start snapping off pictures. The winner will be the cover shot for the 11th annual Info Book & Newcomers Guide. Info 2007 will be published in September. The deadline for photographers, however, is July 15. The winning photo will […]
In a few short days Americans will celebrate Independence Day. The Founding Fathers were from a time called the Enlightenment. They liked to think and not rely on Divine Authority to make or break a situation. One of the Enlightenment’s biggest movers and shakers was Thomas Jefferson. He thought it would be a grand thing […]
Take a good look at The Citizen in your hands. Remember it fondly — next week, the ‘old? Citizen will be gone. Our July 7 edition will come out with a bang and a new, contemporary, easy to hold and read design. Your Citizen will be 12-inches tall and 11.5-inches wide. The paper you are […]
Bing, bang, BOOM! Fireworks weren’t only flying in the sky ? they were also exploding in our offices this week. Today, The Oxford Leader showcases our new, modern size. To get the paper in your hands this week, last week we had a lot of work to complete (and yes, there were a few colorful […]
Observation of the day: I never thought I’d feel all warm and fuzzy when shelling out $3.01 for a gallon of gas — I suppose I still don’t, but it sure feels better than paying $3.50 a gallon. All I can say is the brain-washing by the fat cats has worked. But (and there is […]
The other night, as the 11 o’clock news watched me, I slipped back and forth into the foggy world between sleep and entering a coma. Despite my comatose state, the anvil, hammer and other tool-like bones inside my ear trembled and made sound patterns that imprinted onto my brain. ?—– skeletal remains — —– woman […]
Incidents taken from reports made by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Oxford Village Police Department and the Oxford Township Fire Department. Tuesday, June 5 prescription fraud discovered/reported on S. Washington St. Suspicious circumstances on Pontiac St. A Mill Street woman reported the sewing machine on her porch was stolen — only to have her sister […]
When I hear a sentence starting or ending with, ‘back in the good ol? days,? I automatically roll my eyes. I can’t help it, it’s instinctive. And I can honestly say the muscles that control my rolling eyes are ripped. They’re taunt and buff. They get exercised like no other muscle in my body. Longing […]
Hey, it’s been a short week, with the holiday and all coming on Monday. That said, this is the perfect time to once again dip into ye ol? mail bag. More perfecter (I know that’s not a word, but this is my column) was this e-mail and picture I got from Tony Pierce. Wrote Tony: […]