Purging our immigrants at what price to families?June 25, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThis is half a story. Let’s be clear. The missing half lies with the government, and at this point, the government ...Read More
Dad, over time, inspires a rhymeJune 18, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentYour father is old now, He’ll tell you himself, “Getting up there,” he’ll tease, As he grins like an elf. You ...Read More
Chika’s StoryJune 10, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentA fight to cure the incurable: A Haitian child’s struggle with rare brain cancer inspires strangers, teaches doctors, and creates an unlikely family.Read More
End of ESPN’s ‘The Sports Reporters’ today a farewell to an originalMay 7, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentToday, for the last time, I will rise early, put on a suit and tie, and sit with colleagues as a TV host says, ...Read More
40 years after burning bed, domestic violence issue still smoldersApril 2, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentFrancine Hughes Wilson, who inspired 'The Burning Bed,' dies at 69. A woman named Francine Wilson was laid to ...Read More
20 years later, ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ still teachingMarch 26, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentTwenty-two years ago, I flipped on the TV and my life changed forever. An old professor of mine, Morrie Schwartz, ...Read More
Budget’s view of waste? Meals for old and youngMarch 19, 2017 | Comment, Detroit Free PressYou knock on a door. It takes a minute. Eventually the door opens. A face, lined with age, spreads into a ...Read More
No power a reminder of those who do withoutMarch 12, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, CommentI was starting to write this column when the lights went off. The computer died. The heat stopped working, and the ...Read More