A commencement address for today’s high school gradsJune 14, 2026 | Comment, Detroit Free PressCongratulations, graduates: Thank you for asking me to speak at your high school commencement. You all look ...Read More
Look, up in the sky! At long last, it’s a weather columnJanuary 25, 2026 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWhen I was a kid and my grandparents were alive, they used to call once a week from Florida. As my parents handed ...Read More
The coach, the journalist and the nice momentJanuary 18, 2026 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThe biggest no-fun moment in sports media is talking to a team after a season-ending loss. Some players snarl. ...Read More
Constantly flipping food pyramid can make your tummy acheJanuary 11, 2026 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWhen we were kids, we used to pull open the refrigerator and moan, “There’s nothing to eat.” The shelves ...Read More
A new-fangled Christmas chat with an old-fashioned virtueDecember 21, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free PressI couldn’t sleep. So I snuck out in the wee hours to see the Great American Christmas tree. Beneath its ...Read More
St. Cecilia’s is on the rise – on wings of new partnerDecember 14, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIf you go there now, you see an empty basketball floor in a decaying brick building. But if you narrow your gaze ...Read More
Mitch Albom’s notes from a book tour: America still turning its pagesDecember 7, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free PressMy first-ever book signing was in 1988, for a collection of my columns that the Free Press had published. It was a ...Read More
40 years, and I continue to feel like the luckiest guyNovember 30, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free PressHere’s something I once did for this job: I lit my lunch on fire. It was 1989, and an earthquake had just hit ...Read More