Monthly Archives: July 2008

Kwamegate + Sludgegate = elitism, entitlement

Posted on July 31, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell A few minutes after six this morning, having brought the day’s issues of The Detroit Free Press and The New York Times in and while I measured coffee into the java machine, it occurred to me that … Continue reading →

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“Irrelevant” reporters?

Posted on July 30, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] Judges say the goofiest things. If I were Detroit Free Press reporters, I’d be mad as hell. Can you believe it? Wayne County Circuit Judge Robert Colombo Jr. said the paper’s ace reporters are irrelevant. That’s … Continue reading →

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Slantmeisters of the Times

Posted on July 28, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] Good morning. Welcome to another lecture at Joel’s J School, where we teach the principles of news gathering and writing as they are actually practiced in the real workaday world of Journalism. Here at Joel’s J … Continue reading →

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Sagging pants bumps UP THE ROUGE!

Posted on July 28, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Leonard Slatkin got squeezed, but we got bumped. WDET-FM 101.9 found time for the new Detroit Symphony Orchestra director before the station’s 10-12 a.m. “Detroit Today” program ended at noon Monday. Porbably made a difference that we … Continue reading →

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UP THE ROUGE! on WDET-FM 101.9

Posted on July 28, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell I’m told that WDET-FM at 101.9 megahertz will feature the book co-authored by me and Patricia Beck sometime between 10-12 a.m. today, Monday, July 28, 2008. The feature was created by Chris Mccarus, producer of Michigan Now … Continue reading →

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Open the records!

Posted on July 27, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] I don’t care where they put them. It could be in Cobo Hall or the old Packard plant. But Wayne County has the busiest circuit court in Michigan, with 66 judges in criminal, family and civil … Continue reading →

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Rebellion at joelontheroad.com

Posted on July 27, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] Oh boy. Have I got trouble. The staff at joelontheroad.com is up in arms. Absolutely PO’ed. Nobody’s writing articles. They’re all griping about me. Luke Warm, my roving reporter, is boiling mad, and that’s not like … Continue reading →

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Wayne County Circuit Court file room: Closed till further

Posted on July 26, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] Imagine the most populous county in Michigan with nearly 2 million people, more than 768,000 households and nearly 35,000 businesses located on 2,000 square miles. Now imagine that county closing its court files to the public. … Continue reading →

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joelontheroad, 24/7

Posted on July 26, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] With rumors that the Detroit Free Press is mulling a twice-weekly publication schedule in tabloid form, I want to assure readers of joelontheroad.com that no publication cutbacks are being planned here. Au contraire, I’m mulling (isn’t … Continue reading →

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‘Sources say’ — Free Press mantra

Posted on July 24, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] I don’t give a rat’s ass whether the governor of Michigan called a federal prosecutor. But I’m sick and tired of the Detroit Free Press dumping on the world its daily tabloid-style rants dressed up as … Continue reading →

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