Detroit Free Press

(Parental advisory: Anyone who says the words "We're still in first place" in this column will be whacked on the ...

It was only a matter of time before Santa Claus did the talk show circuit.The bidding was furious. Everyone from ...

* San Francisco 26, Lions 20: The way to beat the 49ers is with a ball-control style that keeps their offense off ...

THE LIVE ALBOM:* For all the hoopla over Sunday's game, the fact is, if the Lions lose, everyone will say, "Never mind. The last two games are the important ones."

Olden Polynice was 7 years old when he came to America. He got off the plane at Kennedy Airport, holding his younger sister in one hand and his younger brother in the other. He was supposed to wait at the gate, but instead, in a new country, in a strange place, he decided to start walking.

He ran back to the truck for his hunting jacket, because you're supposed to keep injured people warm, right? He ...

Usually, the stupidity of the masses is fought by the integrity of the few.Now and then, it's the other way around.Take the case of Jill Burstein. She is a security guard at Detroit's Renaissance Center. She sits behind a desk in one of the building's many hallways.The RenCen can be a cold, sterile place. So Jill decided to warm it up a little. At Halloween, she put a pumpkin on her desk. People smiled when they walked past.At Thanksgiving, she put up two paper turkeys and a balloon. People smiled again.