A decade without Bo doesn’t seem possibleNovember 20, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentIt can’t be 10 years since Bo Schembechler died. No way. It was just yesterday when I was sitting across from him, ...Read More
Time to pause, reflect — and stop predictingNovember 13, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThere was a moment in the 2008 election when, at a town hall, John McCain heard a supporter tell him, “We’re ...Read More
Only thing worse than this election may be the next oneNovember 6, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThere is nothing more to say. In two days, we will elect a president. Barring the release of some astonishing ...Read More
Halloween’s latest trick: What can you wear?October 30, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Comment“Hey, kiddo. Aren’t you trick-or-treating?” “Grandpa. I’m 11.” “You’re still a kid.” “I can’t find an ...Read More
Drew is gone, and the world is too quietOctober 23, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThere’s a song in “Les Miserables” where the young rebels lament their fallen brothers. “Empty Chairs at Empty ...Read More
Haiti, again, must pick up the piecesOctober 15, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentPORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - They cowered inside the tent, the rain pounding like a million drumsticks, the wind a ...Read More
Losing pipe organ would silence a piece of usOctober 9, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentIt was built to play music behind silent movie stars like Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. But by the time the ...Read More
In losing Shimon Peres, a lesson in leadershipOctober 2, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentWe stood in a hallway of a Tel Aviv hotel, and an official said, “He is coming now.” I straightened up. From the ...Read More