Strangers in strange land give new view of humanity’s ugly sideSeptember 17, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThis summer, I had eight eyes. Two were my own, and six belonged to three young men from Haiti, who were raised ...Read More
Detroit Lions might not be finely tuned, but they’re 1-0September 11, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, SportsFirst of all, they won. Now. About that first quarter. I’ll be nice. It was horrendous. The Lions started the ...Read More
Detroit Lions fans have endured so much, waiting for that championshipSeptember 10, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsWith apologies to the Tigers, the Pistons, and even the Red Wings, who made “Hockeytown” our unofficial nickname ...Read More
It wasn’t pretty but winning continues for young MichiganSeptember 10, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, Sports“Me? I’m 53. It’s gone dead,” said Jim Harbaugh, pointing to his stomach. “I’m dead in here. Burnt wood. No ...Read More
Justin Verlander goes to a winner, Detroit Tigers fans feel lostSeptember 3, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, SportsDetroit sports fans — Tigers fans especially — like to honor those who put in their time. Al Kaline. Alan ...Read More
Dropping kids off at college – then vs. nowAugust 27, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentI was on a college campus last week, and saw vehicles unloading new students. It made me nostalgic. Then I ...Read More
Is there a better protest than sitting for the national anthem?August 20, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentLast week marked the one-year anniversary of Colin Kaepernick sitting for the national anthem before NFL games. He ...Read More
Google memo on diversity raises questions — like ‘Why?’August 13, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentSo I actually read the entire 10 page memo written by Google engineer James Damore, who began last week as an ...Read More