I mean, you just have to wonder how Mitt Romney must feel right about now. Once the stage lights are off and the last interview for the day is through, the last campaign stop completed, what must it feel like? And you know where I’m going with this. Here’s a man whose father,George Romney, was [...]
The monument dedicated to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a beautiful piece of work, and I don’t think you will find many people who will disagree with that assessment. It is powerful, artistic, and long, long overdue. It was difficult for many of those in attendance not to become emotional during Sunday’s [...]
Now that the Detroit Lions are 5-0, the rest of the country is watching my adopted hometown with renewed fascination and, for once, not because something else went wrong. Some are even wondering if this remarkable transformation of a perpetual underdog team could herald a new day on the horizon for the entire city. Because, [...]
Golly. That was close wasn’t it? There he was, Ranger Rick, stepping into the El Presidente Coral, all granite-jawed and Texas cool, one hand on the trigger of Buck, the name of his pearl-handled six-shooter, the other caressing a bible. And the bible was caressing him back! What was a Mittens to do? There he was, like [...]
Prior to President Obama’s presentation of his jobs plan for the nation, Rep. Hansen Clarke came up with his own piece of legislation designed specifically to help the City of Detroit get back on its feet. Clarke, who is currently serving his first term in office after his defeat of longtime Congresswoman Carolyn Cheek Kilpatrick, has [...]
So as we celebrate Labor Day? Yeah, well I thought this recent piece by MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnellchronicling the obscene profit levels and salaries being enjoyed by corporate CEOs might help put things into perspective down here on the ground. You can click on the following link to view the entire piece, which would be well worth [...]
Way back in February there was a local story that ran announcing Mayor Dave Bing’s plan to offer incentives for Detroit police officers to be able to buy homes in Detroit neighborhoods. In addition to helping repopulate the city, the plan was also part of a broader effort to bring some stability to the neighborhoods, which [...]
California Rep. Maxine Waters has every right to be frustrated with President Barack Obama if that’s the way she feels, and she obviously has every right to voice that frustration as loudly and as publicly as she wants. Same goes for Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West, who recently launched their poverty tour to highlight [...]
So I lost my job a couple weeks ago. Yep. Sure did. Walked into work on a Monday morning, got the call that the boss wants to see me, and that’s when he says to take a seat. After the formal apology that he wishes he didn’t have to do this, the phrase budget cuts [...]
So I lost my job a couple weeks ago. Yep. Sure did. Walked into work on a Monday morning, got the call that the boss wants to see me, and that’s when he says to take a seat. After the formal apology that he wishes he didn’t have to do this, the phrase budget cuts [...]
