by Mitch Albom | Mar 19, 2017 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
You knock on a door. It takes a minute. Eventually the door opens. A face, lined with age, spreads into a smile. You enter with food. You ask, “Where would you like it?” The dwelling may be tidy, messy, warm or cold. But one thing is always the same: The person inside...
by Mitch Albom | Mar 12, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
I was starting to write this column when the lights went off. The computer died. The heat stopped working, and the house fell silent. I exhaled and threw my head back. I cursed and stomped around. How long this time? Should we bother to call the service providers? Who...
by Mitch Albom | Mar 5, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
I must admit, a decade ago, I did not think that George W. Bush would teach us something about wisdom. Bush, at the time, was in his seventh year as President. His patriotic glow from 9/11 was waning. His approval ratings were in the low 30s. He was under fire from...
by Mitch Albom | Mar 5, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
This is the first week of the rest of the Detroit Red Wings’ life. Their new life. As ground dwellers. They let go of the mountain last week, trading all easily movable players to stockpile draft picks. It is the kind of move teams make when they realize the...
by Mitch Albom | Feb 26, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
Tonight, they will hand out the Oscars for best actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress and best picture. And not one will be from the top 10 movies we watched last year. Americans flocked to see “Rogue One — A Star Wars Story.” It earned over a...
by Mitch Albom | Feb 19, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
By now, you may have heard about the teachers and school secretary who gathered last month at a bar in Bangor, Mich. You may have heard about the verbal game they played, known as “MFK,” where names are thrown out and participants say whether they’d rather marry, kill...
by Mitch Albom | Feb 12, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
Maybe it’s time to stop inviting sports teams to the White House. It’s not a mandate. It’s not a law. And when the mere idea of it launches a slew of political statements, it sure doesn’t sound like an honor. The New England Patriots, fresh off a Super Bowl win, spent...
by Mitch Albom | Feb 12, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
He was always more crust than sauce, a hardworking pizza magnate with a showman’s instincts and a shortstop’s energy, all tucked beneath a layer of shyness and wonder. No matter how rich he got, Mike Ilitch approached each new challenge like a kid spying a baseball...
by Mitch Albom | Feb 5, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
Herman Moore knows how hard it is to make a Super Bowl. He made NFC title game as a rookie never won again in playoffs. If you want to know how special the Super Bowl is, don’t ask the men playing today in Houston. Ask the ones who never got there. Ask Herman Moore....
by Mitch Albom | Jan 29, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
I went to visit the Statue of Liberty. I missed the last boat back. As I gazed at the American shoreline, I heard a voice. “So, what do you think?” I turned. Lady Liberty was talking to me. “I think I’m hallucinating,” I said. “Don’t be shy. I don’t often get to...
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