We Turn Our Serial Killers Into Celebrities
How could someone do that?” a friend of mine asked. “How does someone get so sick?”
He was talking about the sniper who has been systematically killing innocent people in Maryland and Virginia, stalking them in their everyday acts, then shooting them as they put gas in their car or mow their lawns.
“He’s jut picking them off, like target practice,” my friend said. “He kills one, then he goes and kills another! What could possibly make a person that twisted?”
Ilitch, Dombrowski Find Human Shield
Here’s one big reason the Tigers made a smart move in hiring Alan Trammell: We like him. All of us media types, print, TV, radio. And if we like him, he’ll get the benefit of the doubt, and the team will get better press, and the hammer might come down on this hapless franchise in August instead of April. Hey. When you’re flailing as badly as the Tigers, that’s smart business.
On This Issue, Two Sides Are One Too Many
Why is the average American confused about Iraq? Let me count the ways:
One side says Saddam Hussein is a madman aiming for our destruction.
The other side says he is a fourth-rate dictator who can barely threaten his neighbors.
One side says in three months Hussein could have a nuclear bomb ready to use against us.
The other side says Hussein is five to 10 years away — and only if he gets help.
One side says Saddam and Al Qaeda are buddy-buddy terrorists, united by a thirst for American blood.
A MANAGER EXITS AND NO ONE CARES
On Sunday, as thousands of football fans made their way to Ford Field, they stopped to look at Comerica Park. Some peered inside. Some studied the iron work. All seemed to smile and nod, proud of this little architectural corner of our city.But there was no team...
The Right Moves: Harrington And Co. Make All The Big Plays
Imust have missed the memo. Apparently the Lions’ season began Sunday and those first three losses were part of the exhibition schedule. Ach! If only they had told us! Think of all the nasty adjectives we’d have saved!
Finally, Sunday, against the previously unbeaten Saints, we saw the Detroit team they wrote about in the brochures. The defensive front was supposed to be the strength? It was. The new receivers were supposed to be playmakers? They were. Joey Harrington was supposed to be all that? He was. All that.
A LIFE SPENT THINKING RULES DON’T APPLY
If you hear even a thump while you’re driving, you go, “What was that?” So please don’t tell me that when Randy Moss pushed a female traffic officer half a block with his car, he “didn’t know what he was doing.”Moss knew. He...
A BEAUTIFUL STADIUM, BUT STILL AN UGLY TEAMHARRINGTON LEADS A LATE RALLY, BUT LIONS FALL TO PACKERS, 37-31
And the honeymoon’s over.It lasted about an hour, just long enough to see a new stadium open, a new set of traffic problems develop, the guys from Fox make their first and likely last visit until 2006, and our mayor proudly waving while wearing a black velour...
A SERIOUS LOOK AT WACKY WEED AND SUFFERING
Her mornings are never that good anyhow because she wakes up with a leg that is withered from polio. Still, this morning was truly bad. She opened her eyes and saw five federal agents pointing rifles at her head.”Get your hands up!” one of them...
REALITY PUNCHES LIONS BOSS, BUT HE KEEPS ON HITTING BACKDOGGED BY LOSING, HE SAYS HE PLANS TO ‘SWING UNTIL THE END’
He still gets to work before sunrise. He still growls when he makes a point. He still believes — in himself and his coach.But in his second year, Matt Millen, the Lions’ team president, is wiser than he was. He gets the whole Lions thing now. He’s...Stay Connected
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