by Mitch Albom | Jan 22, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
In a week where the big theme was how we are going to treat each other, two stories jumped out about how we treat our dogs. The first became an Internet tornado after a leaked video from the set of the movie “A Dog’s Purpose” was released through TMZ. That video shows...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 15, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
Here’s to the crazies. The oddballs. The kooks. Some would describe Marvin Yagoda that way. He thought like a kid. He acted like a kid. He spoke in rambling sentences and trivial facts, as likely to tell you about the inner workings of an airplane as he was to explain...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 9, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Loss to Seahawks shows Lions don’t belong in the upper echelon; not much talent beyond QB, punter, kicker, DBs Maybe the Detroit Lions should stop using the word “fans” and start using the word “customers.’’ It might help them understand the level of frustration...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 8, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
Have you made a New Year’s resolution? Did it include helping people in need? Have you made that resolution before, only to discover, halfway through the year, that you kind of missed the boat? Well. I have a way around that – particularly if you are in the skilled...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 5, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
When it comes to Jim Caldwell returning as Detroit Lions coach, I am of two minds. In fact, my minds are arguing with each other right now: “I like Caldwell. Nice guy. I’m glad he’s staying.” I like Caldwell, too. But he should go. “How can you say that? He’s heading...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 2, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Aaron Rodgers backpedalled, then curled out, then curled out again. Seconds ticked away, but nobody could catch him. He scrambled left and more left and the chasing Detroit Lions were helpless – heck, you could have sent the cavalry after him, he wouldn’t be caught...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 19, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Early scoring chances slip away in defeat to Giants, though Lions still have chance to right ship, finish season strong. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — You knew Odell Beckham Jr. was lurking, a bat in the belfry, a quick bite that could come at any time. But when the Detroit...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 17, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
You know what they say about New York: make it there, make it anywhere. The Lions are about to test that theory. If they should beat the Giants on Sunday, across the river in the Meadowlands, the national media and “expert” analysts will have to take them seriously....
by Mitch Albom | Dec 12, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Thanks to glove, Lions hold on to first place in NFC North, but does entire season now rest on QB’s right middle finger? The team was going backward and he was, too, backpedaling from the line of scrimmage to the 12, the 15, the 19. The house was on fire. The fans...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 11, 2016 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Dylann Roof’s confession to killing nine people at a church Bible study, recorded the day after the shooting, has been introduced as evidence at his trial in South Carolina A young man, 21 years old, walks into church for a Bible study. He is given a piece of...
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