Drama Club shows

The Clarkston High School Drama Club will present two streaming performances in April. The first is “Check Please,” by Jonathan Rand. This Stay-at-Home Edition is a Zoom performance. Dating is hard and the audience follows the two main characters as they go through a series of blind dates. They think it can’t get any worse…until […]

Public Notice: Independence Township Ordinance No. 2021-50-001

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its regular meeting on March 16, 2021, at the Township Hall located at 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Independence, MI 48346, the Charter Township of Independence Board of Trustees approved the Second Reading and Adoption of an Amendment to the Township’s Code of Ordinances, Chapter 50, “Article 2, “Definitions,” Section […]

Public Notice: Independence Township Ordinance No. 2021-50-02

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its regular meeting on March 16, 2021, at the Township Hall located at 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Independence, MI 48346, the Charter Township of Independence Board of Trustees approved the Second Reading and Adoption of an Amendment to the Township’s Code of Ordinances, Chapter 50, “Article 2, “Definitions,” Section […]

Letter to the Editor: Slotkin getting a big thumbs up

Dear Editor, I am writing to thank Representative Elissa Slotkin for her support of H.R. 1. H.R. 1, the “For the People Act,” is also supported by more than two-thirds of voters, including 57 percent of Republicans. In 2018, Michigan voters passed Proposals 2 and 3, which amended our state constitution to establish an independent citizen redistricting […]

Letter to the Editor: In favor of U.S. Supreme Court

Dear Editor, In response to a recent Letter to the Editor concerning the involvement of the federal government in elections, multiple national laws and amendments to the U.S. Constitution have been adopted when states have not acted in the best interests of all their citizens. The 19th Amendment (1920) prohibits states from denying the right […]

Letter to the Editor: Resident in search of vaccine

Dear Editor, HELP! I am amazed that politicians (Biden, Whitmer, Coulter, Duggan, etc.) use announcements on the expansion for vaccine eligibility for political purposes. There are many people in the top two or three tiers that have not been able to receive their vaccine shots. My wife and I are in our mid-70s and have not […]

What ‘MATT’ers: The Corner

What ‘MATT’ers: The Corner

While the Detroit Tigers of today may not be as relevant as they once were, my gut says the team will be a prominent player in Major League Baseball in the next 2-3 years. This time of year always makes me think of simpler times, when finding a ticket to Opening Day and determining a […]

Student viewpoint: The homeless need our help

The Detroit Free Press estimated 10,745 people are homeless in March of 2020 1. With that many people suffering you would think Detroit’s local government would offer many services and resources to the homeless population. Detroit has been going in the right direction, but they need to do more work to help the people who […]

BPA students capture regional event

Back in January, 22 Clarkston High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) members competed virtually at the Michigan BPA Region 4 Conference, partaking in a variety of events ranging from Java and C++ programming, to computer networking, to accounting and finance, to interview skills. Overall, Clarkston students placed in the top four in 21 different […]