What if today you were Tom Brady?February 5, 2012 | Detroit Free Press, SportsRemember the movie "Heaven Can Wait," where Warren Beatty's spirit inhabits a rich man's body, quarterbacks a ...Read More
The $214-million TigerJanuary 25, 2012 | Detroit Free Press, SportsBig.You can't avoid the word.Big deal. Big name. Big contract. Big man.Big money. Big risk. Big upside. Big ...Read More
Trip to the Big Easy ends in a Big HurtJanuary 8, 2012 | Detroit Free Press, SportsNEW ORLEANS - In the end, the defense broke down like a bayou jalopy, and one Saints receiver was so open, he had ...Read More
With Stafford, Lions finally have an answerJanuary 6, 2012 | Detroit Free Press, SportsWe've got a quarterback.No matter what happens Saturday night in New Orleans, no matter what unfolds in this first ...Read More
The annual report: Your giving workedDecember 18, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIt's time to report back.This year, in this column space, we made efforts to help those less fortunate by starting ...Read More
A nice finish to “very special Santa” storyDecember 11, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free PressHe is a most unlikely Santa Claus.At 19, he was drafted and shipped to Vietnam. Things happened. He came home ...Read More
Youth on Web: Reason? Who Needs a Reason?December 4, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWait long enough, and a study will be published confirming you were right.So it was this past week when a Pew ...Read More
This film has the story — and the spiritNovember 27, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free PressChurch stories are usually for Sunday mornings. But tonight -- Sunday night -- there will be a certain church ...Read More
Verlander has prize because he earned itNovember 22, 2011 | Detroit Free Press, SportsMVP. More Verlander, Please.Turns out one award wasn't enough. The Cy Young was just an opener. Justin Verlander, ...Read More
Smith comes back – so do the LionsNovember 21, 2011 | Detroit Free Press, SportsKevin Smith took his final handoff, cut into traffic, lost two defenders and scampered into the end zone for a ...Read More
Turkey is normal; these dishes aren’tNovember 21, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIt emerges every November. From an oven. From a mold. From a casserole dish. It is lime green or beet red or ...Read More
For victims, Penn State story is horror relivedNovember 21, 2011 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, SportsImagine you were one of them.Imagine you were 10 years old. A coach you trusted. A man you liked. A guy with white ...Read More