Nothing funny about Cam Newton’s comments to female reporterOctober 8, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentIt wasn’t funny. Cam Newton thought it was. The charismatic quarterback of the Carolina Panthers was responding ...Read More
One fish, two fish, this librarian is rude-ishSeptember 30, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThe children in my life — and there are dozens of them — generally think I’m strict. But they know I’m a softy ...Read More
Teacher-student affairs changing, trauma is notSeptember 24, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentWhy are so many high school teachers having sex with their students? Female teachers, in particular? I hear this ...Read More
Strangers in strange land give new view of humanity’s ugly sideSeptember 17, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThis summer, I had eight eyes. Two were my own, and six belonged to three young men from Haiti, who were raised ...Read More
Detroit Lions fans have endured so much, waiting for that championshipSeptember 10, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsWith apologies to the Tigers, the Pistons, and even the Red Wings, who made “Hockeytown” our unofficial nickname ...Read More
It wasn’t pretty but winning continues for young MichiganSeptember 10, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, Sports“Me? I’m 53. It’s gone dead,” said Jim Harbaugh, pointing to his stomach. “I’m dead in here. Burnt wood. No ...Read More
Dropping kids off at college – then vs. nowAugust 27, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentI was on a college campus last week, and saw vehicles unloading new students. It made me nostalgic. Then I ...Read More
Is there a better protest than sitting for the national anthem?August 20, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentLast week marked the one-year anniversary of Colin Kaepernick sitting for the national anthem before NFL games. He ...Read More