Remembering Paul Farmer, a man worth knowing, at a time when one is neededFebruary 27, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressMost columnists this weekend are writing about one man, an evil, power-hungry leader who is dragging the ...Read More
Your old bicycle just got a great new reason to rollFebruary 13, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressMy first bicycle had training wheels. My second was a Sting-Ray. Remember those? With the banana ...Read More
The Games were once cozy, quaint and snowy; what happened to Winter Olympics?February 6, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, SportsI attended my first Winter Olympics nearly 40 years ago in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, a city about the size of Wichita. ...Read More
‘Bernie’s Mom’ survived the worst, proving the resilience of the Jewish SoulJanuary 30, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIt was 80 years ago this month that 15 high-ranking Nazi officials met in a villa on the outskirts of Berlin. ...Read More
If we could go back in time, what would we tell the first American with COVID-19?January 16, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressTwo years ago this weekend, a 35-year-old man traveling home from Wuhan, China, became the first American ...Read More
Those we miss at the holidays drive our need to be togetherDecember 26, 2021 | Comment, Detroit Free PressMy parents were married on Christmas Eve. In a restaurant. It was the only place they could afford. The owner ...Read More
Santa already paid his visit to college athletes this yearDecember 19, 2021 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, SportsI know the real Christmas is later this week, but another Christmas arrived this past July. The one for college ...Read More
All I want for Christmas … is to make that earworm stopDecember 12, 2021 | Comment, Detroit Free PressEvery November, she begins her attack. By Thanksgiving she has me surrounded. Come the first of December, she has ...Read More