Reader calls for continuing city progress Dear Editor, Two years ago the Clarkston voters elected Sue Wylie and Rick Detkowski to the City Council, and Steve Percival as mayor; those three new votes helped start a process of change in the city government. One year ago the voters picked Scott Reynolds to constitute a council […]
Experience matters Dear Editor, It upset me a great deal, just a few days after his burial, to see the image of the late Senator John McCain this past week used in political attack ads. It is a disgraceful sign of the continued lack of integrity in our political system, which is certainly not what […]
Reader wants local rep Dear Editor, Now I’ve heard it all, we have pop-up boutiques, pop-up vegetable stands, pop-up antique furniture stores and now the Eighth Congressional District has a pop-up Democrat candidate! Elissa Slotkin has popped-up in a district where she hasn’t lived in 20 years. Leaving her home and husband in Washington DC […]
Easement would protect wetlands, says conservancy Dear Editor, Your local conservancy is pleased with the city’s consideration to partner and protect the wetlands of Depot Park. This jewel of Clarkston is five times larger than many citizens realize. The five developed acres of the park, including the gazebo, lawn and playground, are what people think […]
Dear Editor, North Korea. Afghanistan. Syria. Russia. China. With so many difficult international situations facing our country, we need someone representing us in Congress who has substantial experience working with U.S. national defense agencies. Elissa Slotkin is that person. The former acting assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs at the Pentagon, Ms. Slotkin […]
Dear Editor, We would like to thank the Clarkston Community for their support in the 21st Annual Rush for Food that was on Saturday, Aug. 18. Every year at this time our Clarkston football players and cheer teams enjoy the opportunity to give back to the community. Varsity and JV players canvassed over 35 neighborhoods […]
Reader calls for city attorney to be sacked Dear Editor, Let’s make the November election of local city council members about who is going to represent the people instead of blindly following bad advice and directives from the city attorney and other so called “experts” who have repeatedly been found wrong. The city attorney admits […]
Thanks for supporting Clarkston Area Lions Club Dear Editor, The Clarkston Area Lions Club is very pleased to thank the Clarkston Community for its support of our food booth at the Concert in the Park even on Friday, July 20. This was a fund raising even for us and was assisted by local sponsors including […]
Thanks for info Dear Editor, A special thanks goes out to candidate Andrea Schroeder for educating voters about candidate for state representative Jose Aliaga’s “unsatisfactory job performance” regarding his state health and human services work (“State rep campaign turns negative,” July 12). It’s troubling to hear Mr. Aliaga and his supporters claiming that his “personal […]
Ruling guts FOIA Dear Editor, As reported in last week’s Clarkston News, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the City of the Village of Clarkston in the case of Bisio v. City of the Village of Clarkston and essentially gutted Michigan’s 42-year-old Freedom of Information Act and our right to know […]