Dear Editor, City attorney Thomas Ryan advised at a recent city council meeting Laura Rodgers is qualified to run for city council even though she has not lived in the City of the Village of Clarkston for more than a year. Rodgers, one of the mayor’s preferred candidates, says she resides on Main Street in […]
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter as a recent homeowner of the City of the Village of Clarkston located within the Historic District. I start out stating I have no political agenda, have not followed nor support any candidate in the upcoming election but only want to describe our experience with the Historic District […]
Dear Editor, I have been an Independence Township resident since 1963, not involved much in politics other than voting and never wrote a letter to the editor. However, I believe that we need to get a replacement township supervisor now without wasting more time and money. Putting all politics aside, how about solving this dilemma […]
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, 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, 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, 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 […]