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One year into COVID-19, what we know still equals what we don’t
It was one year ago today that a man named Li Wenliang died. Maybe you remember him. Maybe you don’t. But today we all should. Because he wasn’t the first person in China to die of COVID-19, but he was possibly the first to try and warn people about it. And he...
GameStop drama has no real winner, only proves both sides can play the game
Here is the history of American desire. First we wanted to be free. Then we wanted to be rich. Then we wanted to be famous. And now we want power. All of that was on display in last week’s GameStop stock market drama. The internet gang of traders who drove the price...
Larry King was big, but never bigger than the people he interviewed
I knew Larry King. Not well, but I knew him. I’d been on his show. He’d been on mine. I first encountered him at an awards ceremony, where, sitting with my wife in the middle of the theater, I looked up to see him ushered to the row in front of us. I felt somewhat...
Righteous hatred should not shadow our new era
We set sail with a new president on an old ocean of hate. A new photo of a new man will now symbolize U.S. leadership. But hostility is still winning, vengeful hostility, demanding scalps. In the aftermath of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, some vocal...
Even in weird year, Detroit Lions stay true to form — an absolute mess
It’s the holiday season, traditionally when Detroit fans root for the Lions to lose so they can move up in the draft. In that case, Merry Christmas, fans! Otherwise, what happened Saturday at Ford Field was an embarrassment, even by Detroit Lions’ standards, and that...
A Santa visit down a COVID-19 chimney
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring — mostly because no one was allowed over. Suddenly, down the chimney, Santa came with a bound, only to see, waiting for him, a little boy sitting on the floor. The boy looked...
Mary Schroeder took iconic photo of Kirk Gibson. He repaid the favor, 36 years later
She was always just “Mary” to us. “Who’s the photographer?” we’d ask. “Mary,” the answer came. “Good.” “Who’s editing the photos?” “Mary.” “Good.” The response was inevitably the same. “Good.” If Mary was shooting, you’d get first class work. If Mary was editing,...
Annual radiothon will shift, adjust, but go on
The show will go on, December 10!
Thanksgiving comfort from a fortunate feathered friend
“Maybe it’s not so bad,” the turkey says. Not so bad? I say. Are you kidding? Thanksgiving has been canceled! Not so bad? “I’m just saying,” the turkey replies, “there’s always an upside.” Well, I reply, I don’t know what the upside could be. COVID-19 has...The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
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