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A kitchen that needs giving in order to say thanks

A kitchen that needs giving in order to say thanks

by Mitch Albom | Nov 20, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press

PORT-au-PRINCE, Haiti − I am standing in the sink. Well. Where the sink is supposed to go one day. “We need to put in drainage lines,” the construction man says. “Uh-huh,” I say. I move over a few feet. Now I am standing in the refrigerator. Well. Where the...
A kitchen that needs giving in order to say thanks

An election dominated by a man who wasn’t running

by Mitch Albom | Nov 13, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press

I looked. Really hard. I went up and down my ballot in the voting booth last Tuesday, scanning all the candidates. I never saw Donald Trump. Yet here we are, almost a week after the election, and if you surveyed coverage of the results so far — and the reasons given...
A kitchen that needs giving in order to say thanks

When all is said and done, a poem on the power of one

by Mitch Albom | Nov 6, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press

I heard a knock upon my door And opened it to see All the poor around the nation Looking back at me In ragged clothes and worn-out shoe With families to feed They held their hands out, hopefully, Could I address their need? “Too many,” I said, overwhelmed, And shut...
A kitchen that needs giving in order to say thanks

Michigan football’s win over MSU marred by violence in Big House tunnel

by Mitch Albom | Oct 30, 2022 | Detroit Free Press, Sports

The game was barely history before it became secondary. Moments after Michigan thumped Michigan State on the football field, a group of Spartan players assaulted a Wolverine player in the Michigan Stadium tunnel, roughing him up and shoving...
A kitchen that needs giving in order to say thanks

Where should we go when it’s time to go?

by Mitch Albom | Oct 30, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press

On a recent visit to the cemetery where my parents are buried, I was reminded of a bothersome fact: I have yet to choose my final resting place. I’ve given it thought. I know I should deal with it. But as that old song says: I just don’t know what to do with myself. I...
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Michigan football’s Blake Corum hopes journey to stardom takes him back to farm

by Mitch Albom | Oct 28, 2022 | Detroit Free Press, Sports

Here is Blake Corum at 6 years old, walking barefoot in the morning through thick Virginia grass, wandering lazily to a nearby creek. He picks up rocks, looking for crawfish. In the afternoon, he drops a piece of charcoal into a bucket of water, then dips a stick...
A kitchen that needs giving in order to say thanks

The horrors of Haiti today are, sadly, very believable

by Mitch Albom | Oct 23, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti − “It’s unbelievable.” We say that all the time. These gas prices? They’re unbelievable. This inflation? It’s unbelievable. The divisiveness between political factions? It’s unbelievable. The word itself suggests the situation has reached its...
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Michigan football passes toughest test (so far) with flying colors

by Mitch Albom | Oct 16, 2022 | Detroit Free Press, Sports

Good news, Mom and Dad. They passed their midterms! In their first true test of this 2022 football season, the Michigan Wolverines aced the run section, aced the pass section, aced the tackling section and finally — though not without some struggle — aced...
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Holy day brings a sad reminder: Antisemitism is always around

by Mitch Albom | Oct 9, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press

This past week, Jews across the world commemorated their most holy day, Yom Kippur, in which they asked for forgiveness from God and their fellow human beings. They might have asked for protection, too. On that same day, plastic bags filled with rocks and...
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Detroit Lions find a way to waste great offense, and maybe promising season

by Mitch Albom | Oct 3, 2022 | Detroit Free Press, Sports

T.J. Hockenson, with his tortilla-colored beard and long, flowing locks, looks like he could be playing the lute at the Renaissance Festival. And since that annual event was closing this weekend, maybe Sunday was destined to be his shining armor moment. Alas (as they...
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