Monthly Archives: April 2007

Emphasis is on good health at Lindbom’s Family Fitness Night

Students, staff and parents from Lindbom Elementary School in Brighton participated in a Family Fitness Night on March 30. This was a program designed by Karen Young, with help from Leeanne Kunnert and the school’s Parent Teacher Organization, to help advocate health and fitness. Link to originating site

County Girl Scouts earn prestigious silver award

Nine members of Girl Scout Cadette Troop 577 in Livingston County have received the silver award — the second-highest honor a Girl Scout can receive. Link to originating site

Howell High puts modern spin on ‘Romeo and Juliet’

By Diane Timlick Link to originating site

Bugle Ball lands at airport Saturday

Guys and dolls will slick up to the nines and put on their dancing shoes to swing to the Lindy hop and foxtrot this weekend as the Boogie Woogie Bugle Ball lands at the Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport Saturday in Howell Township. Link to originating site

We need to keep term limits in Michigan

A standard objection to term limits focuses on the experience lost because of them. Link to originating site

Why would we want Coulter here?

On April 13, I picked up a copy of the Daily Press & Argus. On the front page, in bold letters, was the title, “Questions over Coulter.” Link to originating site

Pratt, Literski would serve us well

As a lifetime member of the Howell community, I wanted to express my support of the candidacies of Jeannine Pratt and Edwin Literski as they seek to serve our community as members of the Howell Public Schools Board of Education. This en-dorsement is not intended to be any negative reflection on any other candidate, but [...]

The time has come for a tax increase

If we want a strong Michigan that will attract and keep business and people, we must to be willing to pay for quality. Though it’s a worn-out cliché, it is true that you get what you pay for. Link to originating site

Merit pay for teachers? It’s worth exploring

Many teachers have long been skeptical — and sometimes downright afraid — of merit pay. Link to originating site

Buddy Moorehouse: A ‘View’ I don’t need to see again

Like most reasonable, intelligent Americans, I can’t stand Rosie O’Donnell. Link to originating site