How a man who can’t move manages to move us all
What have you done so far with your day? Even if you’re reading this early in the morning you’ve likely brushed your teeth, dressed, brewed a cup of coffee. The more ambitious may have already worked out, showered, cooked breakfast. At the very least, you’ve used the...
Toys ‘R’ Us closing makes Parents ‘N Us nostalgic
During the two years we were blessed to raise our little girl from Haiti, there was no bigger adventure than a trip to Toys ‘R’ Us. To adults, it might have been a megastore, big and boxy, but to a 5-year-old, it was Shangri-La. All those toys in one...
How to fix college athletics? Let them make their own money
As we grapple with the evils of money and college sports, we might want to remember Jodie Foster. The actress, who enrolled at Yale University when she was 17, had already been nominated for an Oscar, been paid for many Disney movies, and even hosted “Saturday Night...
What’s the point in writing about another school shooting?
I’ve held a dying child in my arms. I can tell you, as will others who have done it — in war, in a hospital, after a tragic accident or a random shooting — that the only thing you think about is saving the child’s life. You would go anywhere. Do anything. Give up...
Guess who the government wants to help? The airlines
Anyone who flies these days knows the last thing the airline industry needs is more favors. You already can’t fit in a seat, can’t get a meal, and can’t take bags, change your ticket, sit where you want or even speak to a human being without incurring a fee. Yet...
Matt Patricia joins with old Patriots pal GM Bob Quinn
The Beard has landed. Matt Patricia arrived in Detroit on Wednesday to take over the Lions after spending weeks as the worst-kept hiring secret in the NFL. At first blush, the former Patriots defensive coordinator — fresh off Sunday’s Super Bowl — seemed intelligent,...
Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl miracle started with guts
MINNEAPOLIS — Cheesesteaks for everyone. Hoagies on every plate. It’s the City of Brotherly Shove now — defensive end Brandon Graham shoving the throwing arm of the great Tom Brady and popping the ball loose for the most unlikely conclusion to the most explosive Super...
Fair or not, everyone at Michigan State being scrutinized
They won’t like it. It’s not what they’re used to. But things are changing fast at Michigan State, for trustees, administrators, the athletic department, even cornerstone coaches like Mark Dantonio and Tom Izzo. They’ll either change with it, or be gone. In the harsh...
Golden toilet to Trump not as clever as museum thinks
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