I wanted to wait until the latest national election was over to say a couple of things. 1. America is bigger than any one political party or any one US president. 2. The United States, the county we live in, is not a democracy. 3. Despite selective news covering/listening practices of news gatherers and news […]
Gosh, I don’t know about you, but I feel pretty darned good .. as of Monday morning when I am typing this. I think that whole, “turn back your clocks” thing is a wonderful idea and I whole-hardheartedly would concur with any proposal to turn back our clocks, not once, but twice a year. Last […]
Man, the times are dark! Not doomsday dark, just not light. Finding it harder to get up at 5:30 in the morning these days. Six is a little easier, but still not as easy as when it the sun rise was something earlier than 8:05 in the morning. Maybe this year I will like “falling” […]
By writing — by sharing this maybe, just maybe, I can help others who had this terrible experience come to grips and move on with their lives… * * * Part of growing up as a person, maturing if you will, is understanding your past as it relates to your present, and therefore your future. […]
Oh gosh . . . what was it, about three weeks ago Lake Orion resident Bill Kalmar got a message to me. In short it said, “Thanks Don for the good news column. I have been meaning to write something for your newspaper, but quite frankly, there’s not much good to write about these days.” […]
You may not know this about your hero (that would be me), but I had to earn money to pay for college (fire up, Chips!). Yup, it’s true. College wasn’t a gift my parents paid for. There were some academic scholarships, some student loans, some financial assistance and my paychecks from working four summers at […]
Former Clarkston resident Marianna Waldrop Hawke died last month in Trinity, Florida. She was 97. Mrs. Hawke went home to be with the Lord, Friday September 14, 2018. She was born in Murray, Kentucky February 24, 1921, the daughter of Clancy and Vera (Hughes) Waldrop. Marianna is preceded in death by her parents, husband Bud […]
I don’t like some surprises (like, when I open a bill and it is double what I expected.). I like some surprises (like when I check my lottery numbers and see that I’ve won BIG money — actually I am still waiting for this to happen). That said, I was oh so pleasantly surprised one […]
Genisys Credit Union announces that Veronica Paver has been awarded the 2018 Dianne Addington Community Leadership Scholarship. The scholarship provides funding to Baker College students who serve their communities as leaders and volunteers and are working toward a degree. Genisys Credit Union funds the annual award in honor of its former president and CEO, Dianne […]
Every so often I hit some readers’ nerves with a column. My column, the ever-lovin’ Don’t Rush Me, is a bunch of words thrown together in a certain order that, when read in said order, describes whatever it is I am thinking at any given moment in time — usually the moment I type. Some folks […]