Ghosts of Joe Louis Arena follow Red Wings to Little Caesars ArenaOctober 6, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, SportsOn my way to the new building, I stopped at the old one. Joe Louis Arena sat alone in the autumn sun. I entered ...Read More
One fish, two fish, this librarian is rude-ishSeptember 30, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThe children in my life — and there are dozens of them — generally think I’m strict. But they know I’m a softy ...Read More
Detroit Lions lose in new way but it tastes just as bitterSeptember 25, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Sports“By rule the game is over.” That was the last thing anyone heard. The ref announced it, and the stadium fell into ...Read More
NFL stands against President Donald Trump as comments spark rageSeptember 24, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, SportsThey kneeled, they held hands, they locked arms, they dropped heads, in one case, an entire team didn’t even take ...Read More
Brad Ausmus handles ouster as Tigers’ manager with classSeptember 24, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, SportsBrad Ausmus got up Saturday and went to work, knowing his job was gone in a few weeks. In this way, he was more ...Read More
Teacher-student affairs changing, trauma is notSeptember 24, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentWhy are so many high school teachers having sex with their students? Female teachers, in particular? I hear this ...Read More
Strangers in strange land give new view of humanity’s ugly sideSeptember 17, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThis summer, I had eight eyes. Two were my own, and six belonged to three young men from Haiti, who were raised ...Read More
Detroit Lions might not be finely tuned, but they’re 1-0September 11, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, SportsFirst of all, they won. Now. About that first quarter. I’ll be nice. It was horrendous. The Lions started the ...Read More