(In response to “Guest Viewpoint: CCS needs more race education as part of curriculum,” Clarkston News, Aug. 19, 2020) Dear Editor, Few would disagree that history and cultural education in American schools could be enhanced. Americans who travel abroad are often surprised and embarrassed to learn of near universal disappointment by our foreign neighbors with […]
Dear Editor, In his column concerning absentee voting (August 19, 2020 “If you don’t know how to vote, you probably shouldn’t,”) Don Rush out Don’d himself. Recap of Don’s column. Don moaned about the Secretary of State wanting two new laws that would allow for counting absentee ballots that were mailed on election day and […]
Dear Editor, As with many others, I was inconvenienced by the COVID pandemic. I had traveled 1,469 miles all the way from Rawlins, Wyoming to have a book signing at the Clarkston Independence District Library and teach some writing techniques to a couple of fourth grade students. Just before my arrival in my previous hometown, […]
Dear Principal Kaul and Clarkston Community Schools, We are a group of current Clarkston High School students, alumni, parents of students, and other members of the Clarkston community writing to you with a humble request to insert additional Black perspectives into the English, History, and Government curricula at Clarkston High School for the 2020-21 academic […]
Dear Editor, Having watched the city and the city attorney vigorously defend their refusal to comply with the FOIA request, one begins to wonder. Why? Is there something in that correspondence that would be extremely damning to both the city and the attorney? Why else would they go through this much trouble, time and expense? […]
Dear Editor, I am reading the headline page from the Wednesday, August 12th edition, “Residents questioning village government.” As I read, I understand there is a matter of an FOIA issue ongoing. From reading the article, it begs the question of not why records are sometimes kept offsite, but why is the village fighting so […]
Dear Editor, For obvious reasons, we at the Clarkston Rotary Club won’t be able to hold our fall wine party this year, but that doesn’t mean we’re not still working hard. We want to be sure we are supporting the restaurants that have been so generous to us by providing the fabulous food for our […]
Dear Editor, The anonymous letter “When does the M-15 madness end?” (Clarkston News, August 12, 2020) from the nameless “Clarkston Reader” was interesting, and raised some potentially thought-provoking provoking points, albeit weakened by the presentation and lack of context. It engendered tearful memories of all the Main Street Clarkston homeowners, enriched by their privileged locations, […]
Dear Editor, I feel compelled to respond to a letter published a few weeks back in regard to safety paths. There were a number of accusations and innuendos which need to be addressed. First, the writer has submitted requests for a Cranberry Lake Road pathway through her residential neighborhood which was forwarded to the Safety […]
Dear Editor, I have been a resident of Clarkston for nearly 40 years. I am an avid reader of The Clarkston News along with many other local papers. I frequently see complaints regarding the traffic in downtown Clarkston with complaints about the speed limit. I truly just do not comprehend the misdirected worry about public […]