Thanksgiving comfort from a fortunate feathered friendNovember 22, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, Comment“Maybe it’s not so bad,” the turkey says. Not so bad? I say. Are you kidding? Thanksgiving has been ...Read More
What if my Tuesdays with Morrie happened during COVID-19?November 15, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, CommentMorrie Schwartz died 25 years ago this month, ending Mitch Albom's weekly Tuesday visits. Would those visits have happened in the age of COVID-19Read More
Sadly, the other winner of the 2020 presidential election is COVID-19November 8, 2020 | Comment, Detroit Free PressCongratulations are due to President-elect Joe Biden. But in truth, the other real winner was … ...Read More
Election will be meaningless if we don’t change our waysNovember 1, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, CommentMy editors asked if I planned to write about the election this Sunday and I said yes. Perhaps they hoped I would ...Read More
In a nasty nation, there’s an oasis of nice in one Michigan cityOctober 11, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, CommentTo the outside world, it looks like Michigan had a bad week. When 13 of our fellow Americans ...Read More
The power that governs us has been punctured. What we do next will define us.October 4, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, CommentNow everyone knows someone who has coronavirus. When President Trump sent a simple tweet at 1 a.m. Friday ...Read More
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life could teach us all a lessonSeptember 20, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, CommentI am not a woman. That’s obvious. But it didn’t keep me from admiring Ruth Bader Ginsburg for years, her courage, ...Read More
Devastating week leaves us weary, worn and wonderingAugust 30, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, CommentFriday night, at the end of a long, draining day, I put on some music. Up came “The Peppermint Twist” by Joey Dee ...Read More