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In U-M’S Rainy Gloom, No. 2 Is A Ray Of Hope

In U-M’S Rainy Gloom, No. 2 Is A Ray Of Hope

September 14, 2008 | Detroit Free Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - They fumbled on their opening series, they fumbled on the next kickoff, they got snagged for pass interference on a long bomb and then, on the very next play, gave up the actual long bomb for a touchdown. They were tagged for 21 points in the opening 10 minutes and 9 seconds, and at one point, in between scores, Notre Dame brought a cluster of fans onto the field. I thought they had called "Next!"
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Don’T Judge Palin’S Book By Its Cover

Don’T Judge Palin’S Book By Its Cover

September 14, 2008 | Detroit Free Press
Both sides need to take Sarah Palin out of the box.The Democrats and certain media members began packaging this woman the moment she hit the national stage. They labeled her a hunting mama. Bill Maher called her "a stewardess." Maureen Dowd likened her to Eliza Doolittle of "My Fair Lady."All of that is unfair and, for her critics, self-defeating. Nobody fits so easily into a box. Yes, Palin knows how to shoot a gun. But suggesting she'll skin a moose on the White House lawn only makes you look stupid.
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Only Lions Can Start By Looking Finished

Only Lions Can Start By Looking Finished

September 8, 2008 | Detroit Free Press
ATLANTA - This is why I never watch the exhibition season.Did that really happen? Was it really that awful? Shut it down before it worsens. It's a joke. It's a tragedy. It's as depressing as the Kwame thing, but not as interesting. There are few truisms in the NFL, but one of them is this: When the Atlanta Falcons put a whupping on you, it's time to close shop.Oh, wait. You can't. That was just the season opener.
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Farewell To The Man Who Got Me Here

Farewell To The Man Who Got Me Here

September 7, 2008 | Detroit Free Press
Today is the first day of football season, and I will again watch a game from the press box. I have enjoyed this perch for many years now, but there was a time when it was the furthest thing from my mind. That memory came back to me last week, sadly, when I got the news: Ed Guthman had died at 89.
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