Hate must be remembered today. Here’s whyJanuary 27, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentSome things you never forget, no matter how much you might want to. Guy Stern, of West Bloomfield, cannot forget ...Read More
Confessions of a flip phone user: What’s old is newJanuary 20, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThis happens a lot. I’m visiting with someone, or having a meeting, and for some reason I need to make a call, and ...Read More
Ex-Detroit Lions in playoffs gives us heartburnJanuary 13, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, SportsI think the tipping point came last week, near the end of the NBC broadcast of the Bears-Eagles game, when Golden ...Read More
Rashida Tlaib’s profanity starts year on a low noteJanuary 6, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentI made a New Year’s resolution to stay away from angry politics. It took less than a week to blow it. The ...Read More
How Detroiters stepped up to help save Haitian child’s lifeDecember 23, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThree weeks. That’s how long he had gone without eating. His water intake had been minimal, small sips, whatever ...Read More
Santa line yields unlikely moment, and a reason for hopeDecember 16, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThe holidays had me down. The rushing. The commercialism. The endless negative news cycle set against our supposed ...Read More
George W. Bush’s farewell to dad is sadly familiarDecember 10, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, CommentIt was a slight catch in the throat. A momentary choke-up. George W. Bush was speaking at an ornate podium, two ...Read More
Understanding George H.W. Bush, a letter at a timeDecember 2, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, CommentWhen I heard the news that George H.W. Bush had died, I immediately flashed back on a trip to Houston last year. I ...Read More
Detroit Lions’ season lives on … until Thanksgiving?November 19, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, SportsThey’re going for two? They’re going for two. A minute and 7 seconds left, down 20-19 after scoring a touchdown, ...Read More
Empty chairs, empty table, but still ThanksgivingNovember 18, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThis Thanksgiving, I’m setting an extra table. It’s not for the kids. We have one of those, with little plates of ...Read More
To be blunt, Michigan marijuana law too generousNovember 11, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThere’s an old joke about two people in a restaurant. One says, “The food here is terrible.” The other says, ...Read More
Detroit Lions regress, suffer regrettable loss to SeattleNovember 5, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, SportsWhen you’re facing a good quarterback, the one thing you can’t do is make it easy for him. Russell Wilson is ...Read More