Sunday, March 14, 2010
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Nolan Finley's Blog
Nolan Finley: The Detroit teachers union is foaming at the mouth over Robert Bobb's $81,000 pay raise, which … Continued
Raging Bullard
George Bullard: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi must think Democratic congressmen -- and other Americans -- are … Continued
Henry Payne's Sketchbook
Henry Payne: Washington keeps assuring us it's not running the auto companies it owns. So GM's decision to keep … Continued
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Nolan Finley
Commentary: Detroit can do better than this
Family troubles can happen to anyone. But to have both of Detroit's members of Congress dodging the stink of the City Hall corruption scandal begs the question: C'mon Detroit, can't you do better than this? - 03/14/2010
Neal Rubin
Comedian has no boundaries, at hometown's expense
If you're a comedian in Detroit -- which, conveniently, Michael McDaniel is -- the material writes itself. Next week, he'll perform as a national act at the third annual Detroit International Comedy Festival in Royal Oak. - 03/14/2010
Froma Harrop
Coming between you and your doctor
The lights must dim around Google's data-storage centers every time someone does a search for "government bureaucrat coming between you and your doctor." Foes of the Democrats' health-reform proposals have been chanting this on the hour for a year -- with a surge after Democrats put money for "comparative effectiveness research" in the stimulus bill. - 03/14/2010
Charles Krauthammer
In praise of rotating power
As the Afghanistan War intensifies -- Marja, soon Kandahar, and the steady arrival of 30,000 new American troops -- it has come to be seen as Obama's war. - 03/14/2010
Clarence Page
Terrorists who defy our biases
Thank you "Jihad Jane" for making a point about racial profiling that I've been trying to make for years: You can't judge a potential terrorist by his complexion -- or, in this case, her complexion. - 03/14/2010
George Will
Obama's health care progressivism
There are legislative miles to go before the government will be emancipated from its health care myopia, but it is not too soon for a summing up. Whether all or nothing of the legislation becomes law, Barack Obama has refuted critics who call him a radical. He has shown himself to be a timid progressive. - 03/14/2010
Bob Wojnowski
Michigan's John Beilein, Manny Harris need each other
Beilein desperately needs a boost, something to convince us he's more than just a smart, gentlemanly leader of an up-and-down, underachieving program. Harris needs to round out his game and show he can be the focal point of an offense. - 03/13/2010
Angelique S. Chengelis: Michigan
U-M spring game played at night would be extra special
Just think of the possibilities. There has been so much talk among fans in recent years about the Wolverines playing a night game at Michigan Stadium, and what better way for that to become a reality than by doing a dry run during the spring? - 03/13/2010
John Niyo: Lions
Lions know all good teams come to pass in NFC North
With the emergence of Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay and the arrival of Brett Favre in Minnesota and Jay Cutler in Chicago -- now you've got Mike Martz there, too -- this isn't the same 'ol Black and Blue division. - 03/13/2010
Eric Lacy: Michigan State
MSU waits for explosiveness of Delvon Roe's game to emerge
It's unfair to call Michigan State forward Delvon Roe's young college career a bust. But that's a popular belief among overzealous fans who thought Roe would be an explosive dynamo this season. - 03/13/2010
Lynn Henning
Minds are Jim Leyland's business
Leyland is the best psychologist who has managed the Tigers, at least in the past 35 years. Leyland is so into reading the minds of his team and players he would not separate it from his responsibility as skipper. - 03/13/2010
Chris McCosky: Red Wings
Thankfully, GMs shot down dopey idea for pre-playoff tournament
The proposal by Islanders owner Charles Wang was to have the teams that finish eight through 15 in each conference play a week-long tournament to decide the eighth-place finisher. Never mind that 82-game regular season -- that was just a prelim. - 03/13/2010
Ted Kulfan: Pistons
Pistons will play to win, with or without Rodney Stuckey
A mob of reports surrounded Rodney Stuckey, asking how he felt, asking if he believed he had a future in the NBA, asking what he remembered about collapsing in the game at Cleveland. - 03/13/2010
Angelique S. Chengelis
U-M's hopes crushed in stunning fashion
Manny Harris didn't want to talk about his future. And John Beilein still can't go into any detail about what exactly went wrong for his Michigan basketball team this season. - 03/13/2010
Jerry Green
Ex-Tiger Purnal Goldy never reached phenomenal promise
He was tall, rawboned, with a classic swing. He would be the perfect outfielder for the Tigers, an athlete who would fit in with Al Kaline. - 03/13/2010
Tom Gage: Tigers Insider
Dontrelle Willis is thankful for everything
Giving thanks. Some players do it when they cross the plate. Some in the dugout for all to see. Willis, without fanfare, does it. He didn't know someone had noticed. - 03/13/2010
Paul W. Smith
This isn't first time Detroit offered $200M for schools
Outta my mind on a Saturday moanin': - 03/13/2010
Dr. Paul Donohue: Your health
Exercise can bring on asthma
Dear Dr. Donohue: At age 35 and in the wintertime, I decided to get into shape. I joined two others in daily jogging. Things went well until the end of December, when I started to cough while jogging. Sometimes the coughing was so bad that I had to stop. The coughing cleared enough to allow me to resume running, but it didn't go away entirely. One of my buddies thinks I have asthma. Could that be? - 03/13/2010
Jeanne Phillips: Dear Abby
Tongues keep wagging even after death of troubled teen
Dear Abby: I'm a junior in high school, and a girl I was acquainted with was killed in a car crash. The accident was the result of bad road conditions, and she wasn't wearing her seatbelt. The driver of the car survived. - 03/13/2010
Bob Wojnowski
Red Wings assert themselves
The Red Wings always have this no-big-worry look on their faces, shaped by years and years and years (and years and years) of big games. And every now and then, we're reminded why it's there. - 03/12/2010
Laura Berman
Kilpatrick sets out to rehab image
The doctor is in. Kwame Kilpatrick's new spokesman, Mike Paul, is a high-profile New York public relations man who touts himself as "The Reputation Doctor" and specializes in crisis management. - 03/12/2010
Daniel Howes
Toyota changes must last
Don Esmond, one of Toyota Motor Corp.'s top sales execs in the United States, sounds like a man who's just got religion. - 03/12/2010
Angelique S. Chengelis
Wolverines finally find some fun
In the locker room after Michigan's Big Ten tournament victory over Iowa on Thursday afternoon -- to advance to the quarterfinals against top-seeded Ohio State -- the mood was light and hopeful. - 03/12/2010
Lynn Henning
Payroll savings after 2010 expected to give Tigers flexibility
The Tigers will probably be involved in a free-agent investment or two during the coming seasons, which is one of the benefits of having bad contracts run out. There should be fresh money to spend on essential personnel. - 03/12/2010
Lynn Henning
Tigers rotation becoming a headache
It isn't offense that has the Tigers nervous halfway through camp. It's the pitching, and if there's a lesson here, it's to never make assumptions about pitching. - 03/12/2010
