Devastating week leaves us weary, worn and wondering
Friday night, at the end of a long, draining day, I put on some music. Up came “The Peppermint Twist” by Joey Dee and the Starliters. I found myself enjoying it far more than usual. It’s so simple. So happy. It begins the way many songs from the late 50’s and early...
Hey, Gov. Whitmer: Let the curtain rise on movie theaters
Now that our governor is finished with her shark week, perhaps she can bite into a small but persistent inequity in our COVID-19 shutdowns that, frankly, has gone on too long. Movie theaters. They have been closed in Michigan, with the exception of the Traverse City...
Masks or computers a losing battle for Michigan schools
I work with kids. A lot. Many of them don’t speak English. The best tool I have, when we need to communicate, is the three or four inches between my nose and chin, and the two or three inches between theirs. If they don’t understand something, I push up a...
Big Ten cancellation reminds us football is just a game
It was like lining up for a kickoff, then waiting for months, then charging madly to the ball … and watching it flop off the tee. After a spring of wishful thinking, a summer of flimflamming, and 48 hours of confusing, closed-door debates, the Big Ten has finally...
Burying the unclaimed dead shows the greatest respect for life
A small chain of human decency, a quiet, under-the-radar effort involving government workers, funeral home directors and cemeteries oversees a final kindness for unclaimed dead.
We’re about to watch Detroit Tigers and baseball in the most bizarre way ever
Play ball! … And not much else. No fans. No hot dogs. No “Beer here!” No programs. No high-fives. No chewing tobacco. No locker room interviews. The actual game that began in two cities last night — and starts tonight for the Detroit Tigers in...
Our next attack on COVID-19 must be smarter
Ever since coronavirus blanketed our country, it’s been “many” versus “some.” Many people will get sick. Some will die. Many people wear masks. Some do not. Many people closed their businesses. Some lost them forever. Today we stand on a new precipice. We tried...
Anti-Semitic posts — and tepid reactions — should enrage us
We must consider why DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic comments drew less outrage than other types of hateful language.
Young people, bars and the coronavirus. What did we expect?
And then the doors open. You can plan all you want, test all you want, inform and educate your staff all you want, but customers are another matter, and young customers another matter altogether. The coronavirus that keeps tripping up our country grows almost...Stay Connected
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