Dear Editor, Myself and all my neighbors are constantly calling the Road Commission for Oakland County to help keep our road graded and safe. To no avail. Every dirt road around us, Dartmouth and Indianwood Road, are perfect. Ours, being Indianwood Drive, is totally impassable, and a threat to emergency vehicles, should need for them […]
Dear Editor, I have saved a quote for several years that says, “The more people you serve, the more successful you are.” I have tried to live up to that challenge. Springfield is a very special place, filled with special residents who have allowed me to serve you and I thank you all very much. […]
Dear Editor, I am the parent and guardian of a young disabled adult, living in North Oakland County, who will never be able to drive a vehicle. The audacity of three northern Oakland County politicians, state Rep. Andrea Schroeder, state Sen. Ruth Johnson and state Sen. Jim Runestad, to indicate the elderly and disabled do […]
Dear editor, I attended state Rep. Matt Maddock’s latest coffee hour (for District 44 including Springfield Township, Feb. 17, at Leo’s Coney in White Lake). A tremendous waste of time. It was more of a “party” for his “friends.” Within hours, he boasted on Facebook of having over 70 “constituents” present. But, instead of speaking […]
Dear Editor, Would the State of Michigan Supreme Court have agreed to hear the appeal of Bisio v. Clarkston if they were supportive of previous decisions by lower courts in favor of the City of the Village of Clarkston (“Case with Supremes,” Feb. 26)? This may mean the city is at significant financial risk, and […]
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to Mr. Kittle’s most recent article, “RTA Update” (Feb. 12). While I agree with many of the issues he mentioned, I’m confused. Why did he use the term “liberal county politicians” that are supposedly trying to fast track this bill?? Did he mistakenly use the “liberal” tag to […]
Dear Editor, As an independent voter, I always hope that elections are between qualified candidates. Political party affiliation is secondary. For that reason, I am supporting Mike Bloomberg in the upcoming Michigan Presidential Primary on Tuesday, March 10. Bloomberg is a self-made (no inherited wealth) extremely successful business owner who served three terms as the […]
Dear Editor, As much as one tries, mass media in America is hard to ignore. All day, all night we are bombarded by network news, radio, television and major newspapers that publish only three or four stories a day. Studies have shown over 90 percent of this blather and chatter is negative about our sitting […]
Dear Editor, Yes, I remember 1945 (“History in headlines,” Feb. 5). It was a historic year. Our president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, died of a heart attack. Two other world leaders, the infamous Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, also died. Reportedly, Hitler shot himself and Mussolini died from the rifles of an Italian firing squad. Over […]
Dear Editor, When is a promised, one-time, 10-year tax NOT as pledged to the voters? When it has to do with the DIA. In 2012, when the City of Detroit was consumed by bankruptcy, the DIA was successful in asking Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties to pass a 10-year millage. I supported this temporary tax […]