Interview with Billy Joel still resonates many years laterAugust 24, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free PressDon’t go changing, to try and please me, you never let me down before … Most of you will recognize those words ...Read More
With big crowds, high prices, is Disney still ‘the happiest place on earth’?August 17, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free PressANAHEIM, CA ― We started running when the gates opened, 8 a.m. sharp, past the train station entrance with the ...Read More
When your mother-in-law breaks the mold, there is loveAugust 10, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWho celebrates the mother-in-law? Not television. From Endora in “Bewitched” to Cersei Lannister in HBO’s “Game of ...Read More
Tigers may not have been as good as we thought, but can’t be this bad eitherJuly 27, 2025 | Detroit Free Press, SportsA.J. Hinch has a routine. Every morning, if the Detroit Tigers are playing at home that night, ...Read More
What the bleep? When presidents are cursing, is the taboo gone forever?July 20, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThe other day I was driving through Birmingham and stopped at a light. A bumper sticker on the car in front of me ...Read More
Flood brings tragedy, but tragedy shouldn’t always bring blameJuly 13, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThe rain began to fall in the wee hours of Independence Day. It came down harder than anyone expected, more than 6 ...Read More
On our nation’s birthday, gratitude should light the candlesJuly 6, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWe are celebrating America’s birthday this weekend. Yet recent polls show fewer citizens feel proud of being from ...Read More
Brian Wilson’s greatest work was turning sadness into beautiful musicJune 15, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free PressI made Brian Wilson sad once. I didn’t mean to. We were doing a radio interview, the first time I’d ever spoken to ...Read More