I wrote and published this on April 14, 2004. It being Father’s Day and all, I thought I would republish it. The way I figure it, I got a year left on this contract. ‘When I am 10, will you be dead?? Sean asked me, adding, ‘Will you still be my dad?? * * * […]
A little over two months ago, diners at Independence Township’s Capri Grill got more than dinner. It was near 7:30 in the evening and Brandon Township residents Michael ‘Mick? and Terri Elliott were paying their bill at the Sashabaw Road eatery when the excitement began. ‘I must not have looked right. Mick thought I was […]
I cleaned my desk off the other day and ran across a news item I saved. (I tend to save news items, phone numbers, napkins, doodles — lots of things on the top of my desk, some of which I want to write about, others only to throw away.) News items that catch my eye […]
(Editor’s note: Don Rush did not write a column this week. While the following would not have been accepted as a Letter to the Editor ? the writer was not brave enough to identify herself ? Mr. Rush has adopted the role of ‘sensitive male? and asked that it be printed in his space this […]
A few years back, one of my favorite teachers at Clarkston High School (Larry Mahrle) verified something for me — I don’t communicate clearly. As I sat to write this column, I remember that hot day in August when the phone in my office rang to life. What followed was an ultra-top secret conversation I […]
It has been a long journey, and as that great Oriental meta-philandering guy Confusion once said, ‘Round Eye, said journey begins with the first mis-step.? The first step in the continuing saga of my back yard and a #@$% smackin’ frackin’ mole began in April, 2006. The snow had melted and the yard was ready […]
Almost three years to the day, I published the following two paragraphs . . . and let me say, the smackin’ frackin #@$%! moles never left. But, I am getting ahead of myself, and next week’s exciting conclusion to, Of Moles and Men! * * * For the first time EVER in the history of […]
Almost three years to the day, I published the following two paragraphs . . . and let me say, the smackin’ frackin #@$%! moles never left. But, I am getting ahead of myself, and next week’s exciting conclusion to, Of Moles and Men! * * * For the first time EVER in the history of […]
Asst. Publisher Foreclosures up. Unemployment up. And, for one area company, business is up and growing. In a time of gloom and doom, Glitz Salon offers a ray of hope and good news. They recently purchased a home, located off of Baldwin Road (between Seymour Lake and Stanton Roads), as their business headquarters. The 7,500 […]
What I miss the most about weekly column writing is interaction. I miss the connection, bond if you will, with readers. I have a folder full of thank you letters, cards and e-mails thoughtful readers have sent to me. It warms my heart to know something I created has touched another human’s soul. A columnist […]