Prince’s death a blow for music everywhereApril 24, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentHe was named after a jazz band, so it’s little wonder he became a musician. But a musician can be someone who ...Read More
Pizza with a fork not shameful, just ageApril 4, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentI’m not a kid anymore. I was reminded of this fact last week, when Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a GOP presidential ...Read More
He made the shows, now his is sadly overMarch 21, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, TheatreHe was a sweet, funny, kinetic guy who spoke quickly and passionately, and the more serious he got, the lower his ...Read More
Stolen photos get teacher … ousted?March 6, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentWhen we were kids, the teacher’s desk was a fearsome island, a place you didn’t approach unless you absolutely had ...Read More
House opens doors to women in needFebruary 29, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentDeborah Foster was doing casework in a Pontiac shelter one day, when a woman knocked on the side door just after 5 ...Read More
FBI vs. Apple about more than a phoneFebruary 22, 2016 | Comment, Detroit Free PressAn iPhone 5C is about 5 inches high and a third of an inch thick. Yet inside that small device now swirls a ...Read More
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