Detroit Lions stuck in same old movie, with Stafford on other side this time
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Well, that’s show biz. The Detroit Lions tried to follow a Hollywood script on Sunday. Come out and dazzle ‘em. Shake ‘em up early. A quick touchdown. An onside kick. A fake punt. All that was missing was the dancing elephants. The...
Worst part of ex-Lions QB Matthew Stafford’s success? You can’t even get mad
LOS ANGELES – You know those movies where the couple splits up and next time you see them, the guy has a hot wife, a new sports car and a big job — while the woman has three screaming kids and a broken-down Ford Escape? That’s pretty much the Detroit Lions-Los...
Why people keep going to help Haiti, despite the obvious danger
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti — It’s hard to imagine what is going through the minds of 17 missionaries and their children who were kidnapped Saturday by gun-wielding gang members outside of Haiti’s capital city. What must they be feeling inside a locked room,...
After punishing ugly words, do we then go after silence?
Tanks rarely back up. They don’t have to. Whatever is in front of them they can crush and roll over. But tanks are not human beings. They don’t have to think about what they’re doing. We do. Or we should. Which brings us to the issue of emails — some 650,000...
School board meetings may need help — but not from the FBI
When we were kids, our parents told us not to talk back to our teachers “or you’ll be in big trouble.” Who knew they’d be predicting our future? These days, if we, as parents, talk back to teachers — or, rather, the school board members who oversee them — we do run...
Haitian student torn between college in Michigan and his earthquake-ravaged family
LES CAYES, HAITI – On a recent Thursday afternoon, Siem Lafleur finished a political science class at Madonna University, came back to his dorm room, and packed a small bag. The next day, while his fellow students were enjoying the early fall weather and planning...
Detroit Lions fans suffer one more inexplicable kick in the pants
Anyone would have bet against it. Anyone, except a Detroit Lions fan. The ball came off the foot of Baltimore kicker Justin Tucker and flew toward the uprights, which were a record 66 yards away. And as it soared through the air with time expiring on the...
Noise over border photo distracts from silence on the real issue
In the old circus days, lion tamers used a chair to protect themselves. Why? A lion can chew through a chair as easily as it can chew through the man holding it. But lions are single-minded, and the chair’s four legs distract them. They can’t focus. As a result, they...
Forgiveness is in need of forgiveness today, especially in America
Truth is, we don’t forgive much anymore. We scold. We scream. We obliterate. We wipe you from existence.
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