Forcing us to vote is hardly a cure-allMarch 22, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThis past week, the president who is forcing Americans to have health care coverage suggested maybe they ...Read More
No reason to brag about killing $50M film creditsMarch 15, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThis past week, Michigan's House of Representatives voted to kill the tax incentives for the film industry. Some ...Read More
Cass proved homeless is not the same as hopelessMarch 1, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressHe had nowhere to go.No food. No money. And now, no place to sleep. He had been squatting in an abandoned ...Read More
Real life intrudes on any sport you chooseDecember 28, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, Sports"Dad, will you throw a ball with me?""In a minute. I'm watching ESPN. Come on. We'll watch together.""What's the ...Read More
Sick, weary, Diane Bailey endures to help othersDecember 21, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free PressChemotherapy can burn, but right now Diane Bailey is cold. With gloved hands, she holds a warming pack to her ...Read More
Letters Tell us How Much our Kids NeedDecember 14, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIn nearly 30 years of doing this column, I have never printed letters. It used to be a technique some columnists ...Read More
Holiday spirit of greetings is now text-friendlyDecember 7, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThe other morning, I was looking at TV. I had the sound off. I saw an attractive group of singers doing what ...Read More
Radiothon a chance to help less fortunate in cityDecember 4, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWhy all the charity stuff?"Someone asked me that at an airport. He meant no harm. He just couldn't understand why, ...Read More