SURE SIGN OF SUMMER: HIT YOUR BRAKES!June 6, 2010 | Comment, Detroit Free PressI sit. I sigh. I crane my neck and scan the windshield. All I see is a horizon full of stuck cars and the most ...Read More
WOODEN’S LIFE BIGGER THAN ALL HIS TITLESJune 6, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, SportsI once was asked if I'd be interested in writing a movie about John Wooden. I flew to L.A., had a few meetings, ...Read More
YO, BUD, BLOWN CALL IS A CALL TO ACTIONJune 6, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, SportsYears ago, a sportswriter wrote, "The imperfect man pitched the perfect game."Today, it would read, "The imperfect ...Read More
BEHIND BARS IS WHERE KILPATRICK BELONGSMay 30, 2010 | Comment, Detroit Free PressHenry David Thoreau famously said that if a government imprisons people unjustly, the place for a just man is in ...Read More
CAN WE AGREE ON THIS: TV CAMERAS DON’T BELONG ON COP BEATMay 23, 2010 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWe still don't know what happened the night 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones was shot, but if a certain TV show had ...Read More
HAITI GRABS HOLD OF DETROITERSMay 16, 2010 | Comment, Detroit Free PressPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - It was a small thing. A slight move of the hand. I gently pulled some money from my pocket ...Read More
‘NEXT YEAR’ NO SURE THING FOR WINGSMay 11, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, SportsIn Hockeytown, when the team wins, it feels like destiny, and when it loses, destiny took a breather, sure to be ...Read More
Ernie Harwell: Gone now but never forgottenMay 5, 2010 | Comment, Detroit Free PressDetroit Free Press | May 5, 2010 The Voice of Summer died in the spring, shortly before the Tigers' first pitch of ...Read More
LEGACY ON THE LINE IN DESERT AFTER AWFUL LOSSApril 26, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, SportsSunday, crummy Sunday. The Red Wings could not defend their net, their home ice or their series lead in Game 6.Now ...Read More
THE NEW FIGHT CLUB: TEENS BASHING TEENSApril 25, 2010 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThey are all over the Internet, short video clips with titles out of a boxing poster. "Raul vs. ...Read More
NO MATTER WHAT THE QUESTION, SUH MAKES TOTAL SENSE FOR LIONSApril 23, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, SportsWhat's not to like?He's big. He's strong. He's admired by the scouts. He pledged $2.6 million to his alma mater ...Read More
WHAT’S DRIVING US TO ROAD RAGE?April 18, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, SportsWhat makes us so angry behind the wheel? What makes us yell at a person who cuts us off? What makes us flip a ...Read More