Monthly Archives: February 2010

‘Dogs hold off Pirates — Brighton takes third in Lakes with late win

PINCKNEY — Both the Brighton and Pinckney basketball teams were one win away from playing in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Lakes Conference title game. Link to originating site

Candy Spiegel: Livingston Reads — Selection for community event is ‘thrill’ for author

If you ask Kate Jacobs, having an entire community read the same book at the same time is “brilliant.” Link to originating site

Driver deserved a traffic ticket over accident

I read, with interest, Mr. Church’s letter in which he declaimed any responsibility for having an “accident” (Feb. 12, “Did car accident deserve a ticket?). I was somewhat surprised to hear him admit to doing 35-40 mph on a pothole-covered road. Link to originating site

Brighton students should have given dance a chance

I was glad to see an article on the Brighton Winterfest on the front page of the paper (Feb. 14, “School seeks pledge against dirty dancing”). What a shame. There was an alternative available to the dance provided by the underage club called Chrome. Link to originating site

Tim Robinson: In world of curling, it’s easy to get swept away

And so it ends. Link to originating site

Rich Perlberg: Goals of health reform must be clear

Several years ago, I was sitting in the Washington, D.C., office of a high-ranking congressional Democrat. I was tagging along with a contingent of health-care professionals who were working Capitol Hill. Link to originating site

Questions for Howell super finalists

Given that the Howell Public Schools Board of Education has forced out its last two superintendents in a span of little more than a year, it is all the more critical that the board makes the right choice this time. Link to originating site

Trip time for bonding, reflection — Bulldogs hockey team makes most of whirlwind journey to Keweenaw

With the regular season over and the state tournament beginning on Monday, the Brighton hockey team is focused on the here and now. Link to originating site

MSU faces must-win game — Loss to Purdue would likely end Big Ten title hopes

EAST LANSING — The Michigan State basketball team’s season is on the line today. Link to originating site

Fowlerville boys go 2-for-2

WILLIAMSTON — For the second time in less than 24 hours, the Fowlerville boys basketball team got out to an early lead and held on for a win Saturday. Link to originating site