Only thing worse than this election may be the next oneNovember 6, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThere is nothing more to say. In two days, we will elect a president. Barring the release of some astonishing ...Read More
Michigan football officially back, and so is rivalry with MSUOctober 30, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, SportsThere was a crazy ending, though not like last year, but the day belongs to Jabrill Peppers, Jim Harbaugh and ...Read More
Halloween’s latest trick: What can you wear?October 30, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Comment“Hey, kiddo. Aren’t you trick-or-treating?” “Grandpa. I’m 11.” “You’re still a kid.” “I can’t find an ...Read More
Cousins good, but Stafford better in another 4th-quarter rallyOctober 24, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, SportsOh, Kirk Cousins was hanging onto this football. He cradled it like a small treasure and pointed to it with ...Read More
Drew is gone, and the world is too quietOctober 23, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThere’s a song in “Les Miserables” where the young rebels lament their fallen brothers. “Empty Chairs at Empty ...Read More
Haiti, again, must pick up the piecesOctober 15, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentPORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - They cowered inside the tent, the rain pounding like a million drumsticks, the wind a ...Read More
Red Wings’ Zetterberg reflects on lessons learned from legendsOctober 13, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, SportsHank Zetterberg is seeing ghosts. He sits in an empty Joe Louis Arena locker room and actually nods in their ...Read More
Finally, Detroit Lions’ latest wild ride ends in victoryOctober 10, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, SportsThe football came loose, the bodies flew, and as the pile of massive humans tumbled toward the sideline, trying to ...Read More
Losing pipe organ would silence a piece of usOctober 9, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentIt was built to play music behind silent movie stars like Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. But by the time the ...Read More
Tigers, Spartans, Lions see 2016 dreams fadeOctober 4, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, SportsI walk along the street of sorrow, the Boulevard of Broken Dreams. I see a giant van pull up. “You moving in?” ...Read More
In losing Shimon Peres, a lesson in leadershipOctober 2, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentWe stood in a hallway of a Tel Aviv hotel, and an official said, “He is coming now.” I straightened up. From the ...Read More
Michigan football finally tested, delivers when it mattersOctober 2, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, SportsThey were a big, tough team with its shoelaces tied together. The power of the Wolverines’ running game would ...Read More