Minimum wage gets the maximum debateMay 21, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free PressI’ve worked for minimum wage. Many times. Selling programs. Frying chicken. Janitor. Factory worker. Ice cream ...Read More
Kids fight – and the teacher gets tossed?May 11, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free PressTwo teens were beating up on each other. It looked like a barroom brawl. Their bodies hurled around the room. ...Read More
Hey, Lions, what about the defense?May 9, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, SportsWell, Calvin Johnson should be happy.With defenses moving his way every time the ball is snapped, Johnson now has ...Read More
NFL draft insanity ends today, starts tomorrowMay 8, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, SportsTonight is the NFL draft, which makes a lot of people happy. Including me. Because that means we can stop talking ...Read More
Sterling case proves no words are privateMay 4, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free PressNow that Donald Sterling has been banned, fined and condemned - the proper, if ugly, conclusion, in my mind - we ...Read More
NBA’s punishment fits Donald Sterling’s crime, but why did it get to this?April 30, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports"We stand together in condemning Mr. Sterling's views. They simply have no place in the NBA."Adam Silver, NBA ...Read More
Celebrity prom dates as common as tuxesApril 27, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIt’s prom season, and that means one thing: finding a hot celebrity to go with you.No longer is it enough to ask ...Read More
Early mistakes take Game 3 off the tableApril 23, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, SportsWell, that was a sorry homecoming. Bad enough the Red Wings spent most of the first period in their zone. But at ...Read More
Denied U-M hopeful learns tough lessonApril 20, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free PressDenied U-M hopeful learns tough lessonFirst, we should remember that Brooke Kimbrough is still in high school. She ...Read More
Remember Dumars for his best, not this Pistons messApril 20, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, SportsRemember Dumars for his best, not this Pistons messJoe Dumars, I'm told, might step down this week. There should ...Read More
Mets player right to be at baby’s opening dayApril 13, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, SportsMets player right to be at baby's opening dayAt some point, most kids ask their fathers, "Were you there when I ...Read More
Time to forget the harsh winter; old and new deliver a grand dayApril 1, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, SportsThe manager's hair is no longer white. The starting lineup now includes an Ian, a Nick and a Rajai. The second ...Read More