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| Dear Crabby, Are Some Christmas Songs Outdated? |
Boy. If only songwriter Frank Loesser knew what trouble the lyrics from his Academy Award-winning song were causing today. That’s right. “Baby It’s Cold Outside” won the 1949 Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song. And here’s the kicker: the movie it’s featured in – Neptune’s Daughter – isn’t even a Christmas movie! Yep. It was one of those aquatic movies starring Esther Williams. What’s even more
interesting is the song ...
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| Oakland University to Present ‘Street Scene,’ an American Opera |
 Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance will present Street Scene, an American opera based on
the 1929 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Elmer Rice, on Jan. 8, 10, 12 and 13 in Varner Recital Hall on OU’s campus. Tickets are $12 for students and $22 for the general public, and can […] |
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| Oakland University Hires Longtime Oakland County Leader |
 Oakland University (OU) Names Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Irene
Spanos, longtime Director of Economic Development & Community Affairs for Oakland County, has joined Oakland University as the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations. She began her new role on December 10. “We are thrilled to have Irene join the OU family in this […] |
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| Rochester Community School District Receives Financial Audit |
 The Rochester Community School District received an unmodified audit opinion, which is the highest level of
assurance possible for the district’s financial statements. The audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, government auditing standards, and the OMB Circular A-133 standards for the district’s federal grants. “We are proud of the efforts of […] |
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| Remembering the Case’s Hardware Fire |
 It has been fifty years since a disastrous fire destroyed Case’s Hardware, one of downtown Rochester’s most beloved and iconic businesses. The store burned on December 12, 1968, in what long-time residents still remember as one
of the most difficult and dangerous fires ever to hit Main Street. Case’s Hardware stood on the west side of […] |
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