I have thought long and hard about the future of Oakland Township Sentinel. I can’t do this forever. I’ve already exceeded my alloted “three-score and ten” by 10%. It also tends to consume way too much of my time budget despite my efforts to control that. The conclusion I reach is that I should discontinue The Sentinel in favor of 1) encouraging residents to subcribe to the weekly Romeo Record, which covers Oakland Township and 2) writing an occasional letter to the editor of the Record.

The latest issue had two articles about Oakland Township. Record reporter Stacy Sobotka attends all regular township board meetings. The Township is posting all legal notices there. An on-line annual subscription is $15 per year paper is $40. Paper copies at the Cider Mill box for $1.25. I suspect that more suscriptions would lead to more coverage.

I have no comments on the August primary candidates. I am neither a Republican nor Democrat, so do not vote in primary elections. Of course the Republican primary does determines the November election completely as no other party nor independent could possibly overcome the large number of Republican straight-party ticket voters.