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Despite 2020 NFL draft, we’re nowhere close to normal
“Now what?” sports fans ask. For three glorious days, there was an actual, scheduled sporting event in America. The 2020 NFL draft not only drew ridiculously high TV ratings, it lifted the collective murkiness that the coronavirus pandemic has draped over a...
The Michigan I know doesn’t lose its head in a pandemic
I don’t usually reference biblical anecdotes, but this seems too fitting. In the book of Exodus, when the Israelites are freed from bondage and flee across the Red Sea, all they want is protection from the pursuing Egyptians. They don’t want to die. When the sea...
Al Kaline takes his bow. His legend will live forever.
When there is so much death around, one man’s passing can go unnoticed. This one will not. Even with the shroud of coronavirus taking us down in shocking numbers, no one in Michigan was numb to the news that arrived with a gasp Monday afternoon: Al Kaline is gone. Mr....
In coronavirus crisis, our humanity saves us
In the middle of a big war, you go searching for a small idea. One thing to cherish or believe in. One thing that brings you comfort. We are in a big war now. We don’t know how bad it will get, or how long it will last. We don’t even know what the enemy looks like,...
Hey, President Trump: Her name is Gretchen Whitmer
First of all, she has a name. Gretchen Whitmer. She is not “the woman” or “all she does is sit there” or “you know who I’m talking about” — all phrases President Donald Trump has used besides saying the actual name of the person Michigan voters elected...
The epic struggle of the coronavirus pandemic: What and who to believe
The casualties are mounting, from human bodies to economic carnage to the societal unraveling that has us locked behind our doors. But at the bottom of the pile is the first victim of this COVID-19 pandemic, one that is continually assaulted, almost...
Part of coronavirus crisis will be how we tell the story
I went to the hospital Friday. No. Not for that. My appointment had been made months earlier. The doctor offered to do it digitally, given the COVID-19 situation, but I prefer to be examined in person, rather than contort in front of a computer camera. So I...
Coronavirus pandemic will show exactly what we’re made of
The coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe has disrupted our daily lives. How we respond will determine how long it lasts.
Keep calm, because what’s important — the school’s name, or yours?
Dear (Anxious) High School Seniors, First of all, sorry, this is not the letter you were looking for, the one that tells you if you got into the college that, as you wrote on your application, “I’ve been waiting my whole life to attend.” That letter may be a few...The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
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