Dear Editor, In reply to the letter submitted recently by Cory Johnston (Clarkston News, October 6, 2021, “The Village needs a major change, and it starts with new council voice”), it’s amazing that the City of the Village of Clarkston is still standing. With claims like his, you’d expect Armageddon. As usual, Mr. Johnston offers […]
Dear Editor, The Independence Township Board’s failure to appoint a replacement to fill the now-vacant supervisor position is a clear indicator a broader net should be cast and the deadline for the acceptance of additional applicants should be extended. A vote for just that failed 3-3 at the special meeting of the board on September […]
Dear Editor, Mayor Eric Haven’s recent communications emphasize what is important in Clarkston: authenticity, charm, our brand and things historical. Unfortunately, these are the very things at risk due to council not acting to resolve the critical issue of city finances. I hear no one, I emphasize, no one, expressing feelings antagonistic to authenticity, charm, […]
Dear Editor, We live in the smallest city in Michigan, one-half square mile, and arguably one of the most beautiful. Clarkston is a 19th century mill village. Many of our historic structures are still here from that era, intact and sitting where they were originally constructed. Since the 1980s, Clarkston has been recognized on the […]
Dear Editor, Last week’s published letter from Clarkston Parents United (“Opinion: Parents seeking respect, questioning CCS curriculum“) represents another Trojan horse effort by the organization to undermine the local school district’s initiative to provide students with the critical thinking skills so necessary to ensure their success in an increasingly competitive and diverse global economy. CPU […]
Dear Editor, This letter is in response to Judy Tully’s letter of October 13, 2021 excoriating the Independence Township Board of Trustees for not being able to settle on a replacement Supervisor for Pat Kittle, and her unabashed enthusiasm for Paul Brown. In a July 28 article in this very newspaper, “Next Township Supervisor Still […]
Dear Editor, Michigan District 8 Representative Elissa Slotkin’s silence on our broken border is deafening. You would think a sitting member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, like Slotkin, might have something profound to say about the hundreds of thousands of unvaccinated, illegal aliens who have surged to the border seeking asylum, just as […]
Dear Editor, Destination – Village of Clarkston, where there is a pharmacy, hardware store, post office, food market, shoe store/repair, bookstore, gas station, bank, flower shop, beauty shop, yarn shop, antique shop, jeweler, music conservatory, travel agency, doctor’s office, two newspapers, restaurant, local police, AND MORE. Wait, this is not the village of today – […]
Dear Editor, Peg Roth’s recent letter to The Clarkston News (“Has Clarkston’s Historic District Commission gone way too far this time?” October 6, 2021) made broad-based, sweeping accusations without giving details or facts. The writer took umbridge with Historic District Commission stating the commission disrespects residents if they do not agree with their opinion. I […]
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to the Independence Township Board of Trustees. In light of repeated meetings to elect a replacement for Supervisor Pat Kittle where no decision has been reached, I have the following questions for the trustees: Are you saying you are willing to leave the township without a leader for […]