Recruiting now at ridiculous heightsFebruary 14, 2016 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, SportsYears ago, I sat in coach Bo Schembechler’s office as he finished a phone call with a recruit. His voice was ...Read More
Flint child’s concern is a disturbing fearJanuary 31, 2016 | Comment, Detroit Free PressA day before MSNBC came to Flint for a show it would label “American Disaster,” I went for a less-ambitious ...Read More
As Hogan’s Closes, a life chapter endsJanuary 24, 2016 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThe walls are filled with photos of famous golfers, and memorabilia hangs everywhere. There are large booths and ...Read More
As David Bowie passes, his music surpassesJanuary 17, 2016 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThe day after Elvis Presley died, I went to the record store. I’m not sure why. I had plenty of his music. But ...Read More
One Arabic sentence closes schools, and ignorance winsDecember 20, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThere are many good reasons to cancel school. Snow. A hurricane. No heat. A busted water pipe. But until last ...Read More
A Christmas visit from the old sports schoolDecember 13, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressLittle Davey wasn't supposed to sneak into the downstairs closet, but he did. His mom was asleep. Davey was ...Read More
Gun laws need to changeDecember 6, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWhat made a young couple walk into a health facility and start shooting people? It wasn’t our gun laws. It wasn’t ...Read More
Chad Carr was huge in heart in battling brain tumorNovember 24, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIf cancer could be tackled, Chad Carr would have made the hit. He was only 5, too young for pads or a helmet. And ...Read More