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Mitch Albom has written a syndicated column for the Detroit Free Press for the last 25 years archived here exclusively, free of charge. He also periodically writes for national magazines. And he’s a regular on ESPN’s the Sports Reporters, from which his “parting shot” commentaries are collected here.


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PARADE MAGAZINE Newspaper

Latest Column: Sunday, August 7, 2011

The Joys of Summer

Go ahead, kids. Lie in the grass. Study the clouds. Daydream. Be lazy. You have our permission. 



I feel sorry for today’s kids. Summer comes, they’re finally free from school—and bang!Band camp. Science seminars. Internships. 

Instead of downtime, it’s get-up-and-go time. Chorus travel, archaeological digs, dance tours. My nephew from Michigan flew to Georgetown University for a summer medical program, replete with cadavers. He was 16.

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Sports Illustrated

Latest Column: Monday, January 12, 2009

The Courage of Detroit

This was Christmas night. In the basement of a church off an icy street in downtown Detroit, four dozen homeless men and women sat at tables. The smell of cooked ham wafted from the kitchen. The pastor, Henry Covington, a man the size of two middle linebackers, exhorted the people with a familiar chant.

“I am somebody,” he yelled.

“I am somebody!” they repeated.

“Because God loves me!”

 

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FEATURED SPORTS COLUMN Newspaper

Latest Column: Thursday, May 30, 2013

END OF THE ROAD

2013 NHL playoffs Game 7: Chicago 2, Detroit 1 (OT) END OF THE ROAD MITCH ALBOM: BLACKHAWKS COMPLETE COMEBACK FROM 3-1 SERIES DEFICIT WITH AN EMOTIONAL, OVERTIME THRILLER CHICAGO In the closing moments of "Rocky," the gutsy fighter and his slick rival clench together at the bell, their epic battle now complete. "Ain't gonna be no rematch," one gasps. "Don't want one," gasps the other.
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SUNDAY COMMENT Newspaper

Latest Column: Sunday, June 16, 2013

Father, friend says final farewell

Fathers are often bad at good-byes. Some find them awkward. Some find them silly. Some just figure, in their work-focused way, that there will always be time for one later.

Mark Weber was an exception. He had a long chance to say good-bye. He was a career soldier, a lieutenant colonel in the Minnesota National Guard, awarded the Bronze Star for heroism. In 2010, he was on his way to a high-level position in Afghanistan, under personal request from Gen. David Petraeus.

He stopped to get a physical.

And everything changed.

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ESPN Parting Shots

Phil Jackson's Eleven Rings

From the May 19, 2013 episode of ESPN's Sports Reporters

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Wowed by the Hawks

From the March 10, 2013 episode of ESPN's Sports Reporters

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MIP Cabrera

ESPN Sports Reporters. Air date: Sunday, September 30. 

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Mitch, the Players, the Job



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