In the May 27th issue of the Detroit Free Press, Mitch Albom made this statement about COVID-19 deaths: “The first American casualty was in February. The 100,000th before the end of May. That makes this coronavirus the fastest killer in U.S. history.” It is truly terrible that the virus caused more than 100,000 deaths however […]
On The Clarkston News’ Facebook page, readers made their feelings known on Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s latest “stay home, stay safe” order that runs through June 12. “She does have a 50% chance at being correct. I like those odds. I will support my Gov and Pres. it’s a tough job and I’d hate to be […]
Dear Editor, I just wanted to take a minute to thank the Clarkston community. As we are all navigating through the current health and economic climate, it amazes me how the area has come together to support our local businesses. Being an independent pizza shop, in its first year of business, we have faced many challenges, […]
As many know, I have been critical of our local government for some time. Now is no different other than we have the added issue of a pandemic and statewide shutdown of most businesses and activities. If you do not want to read anything more about any of this, stop reading now. The city attorney […]
Governors and members of Congress are blaming the current administration for the lack of respiratory masks, ventilators, and test kits (for a virus that was unknown until late last year). Blaming the current administration raises several questions for me. If this virus occurred five years ago during the Obama administration, would there have been a […]
I don’t know about you, but I have entered into a phase known as “ COVID-19 paranoia” related to my response to this pandemic! This is not a real condition, but rather what I call it. I don’t mean to take anything away from those suffering from the real medically diagnosed mental health disorder known […]
Dear Editor, I wanted to share some good news during this difficult times we are all facing. I was having difficulty with the technology of online shopping at Neiman’s Family Market. I called to request ordering from a list since I couldn’t get through online. They were so gracious and not only did my shopping […]
I signed up for a webinar about compassion recently to gain continuing education credits to maintain my MI RN license. I couldn’t connect to the webinar, but it did get me thinking about first responders, the health care community and their unadulterated, on display, inspiring compassion during this covid-19 pandemic! How in the world can […]
In the 1980s, scientists were considered the “go to” experts for reliable information regarding our health. In the 1990s, PhD students became “the source.” By the early 2000s, it was the media we trusted. And today … Karen on Facebook knows what is best for us. This is becoming more concerning during the unforeseen COVID-19 […]
Dear Editor, When we see our governor attacking our president for not having supplies, beds, ventilators, etc. in this state we have to ask why no one has pointed out that it’s the states CON law that is at fault for the shortages? Our governor knows that through the CON law it’s the states responsibility […]