‘Next person’ book launch to help kids who have no one elseSeptember 16, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, CommentPORT AU PRINCE, HAITI – As I finish this, I am in a vehicle about to pull up to our orphanage. I will likely be ...Read More
Detroit Lions play lousy, get lousy supportSeptember 11, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, SportsBefore the game, his first as an NFL head coach, Matt Patricia bounced excitedly between his husky players, ...Read More
Job-shamed ‘Cosby Show’ actor exposes addiction to judgingSeptember 9, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, CommentIt was called a “feel good” story, but it was all about feeling bad. A 50-year-old woman was shopping with her ...Read More
History made — and stopped — in Michigan’s rout of WMUSeptember 9, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, SportsMark this down. History was made — and stopped — Saturday afternoon at the Big House. First the stop. Facing ...Read More
No surprise Urban Meyer guilty, yet forgivenAugust 26, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsWhen Urban Meyer stood to read his “apology” at a news conference last week, he looked like the bully who was ...Read More
Aretha Franklin’s voice will live long after her deathAugust 19, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, CommentDeath has no ears. A journalist wrote that more than 100 years ago, on the passing of a beloved Spanish guitarist ...Read More
If a free press is the ‘enemy,’ then who is your friend?August 5, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, Comment“(The people) have a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible, divine right, to that most dreaded and ...Read More
Alan Trammell, Jack Morris always belonged in Baseball Hall of FameJuly 29, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsPitchers and shortstops. The cornerstones of a baseball defense. One strikes ‘em out. The other throws ‘em ...Read More
Angels’ Mike Trout Not Worried About Being a BrandJuly 22, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, SportsThere are two kinds of people in the world: Those who hear “brand” and think marketing, and those who hear “brand” ...Read More
Blockbuster is near extinction — and so is a daily experienceJuly 15, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThey were blue and yellow and you could see their signs from far away. At their peak, they averaged nearly 100 per ...Read More
The ricochet effect of public shaming now on full displayJuly 1, 2018 | Detroit Free PressI’m not sure I ever wore a dunce cap. But I remember them. They came to a point, like a Conehead, and teachers ...Read More
World Cup 2018 fever finds an unlikely patientJune 24, 2018 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsThe last time I played soccer I was in ninth grade. I took a pass from a kid I’ll call Leon, who was the star ...Read More