Monthly Archives: November 2008

JOTR host change

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Success! With the help of my sons, Adam and Abe, joelontheroad.com is now hosted by Dearborn-based Acenet. Acenet’s customer support service has been spectacular, but still, I could not have made this switch without the help and … Continue reading →

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JOTR changes

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

JOTR changes hosts 11/28/08 By Joel Thurtell Joelontheroad is switching hosts. That will be a GOOD thing when it’s finished. Meantime, there may be some interruption in publication of joelontheroad.com. Don’t worry. I’ll be back, and the blog will be … Continue reading →

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City sues to evict Matty from Riverside Park

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

City sues to evict Matty from Riverside Park 11/26/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell The city of Detroit Monday filed suit in 36th District Court to evict the Detroit International Bridge Co., aka the Ambassador Bridge, aka Manuel “Matty” Moroun, from … Continue reading →

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Still the daily Free Press?

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

Still the daily Free Press? 11/29/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell Maybe the Free Press won’t go two days a week print and all-the-time Web, as I suggested in my last column. That article reproduced an Internet site called freepressoffer.com with … Continue reading →

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Future of one newspaper?

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

Future of one newspaper? 11/25/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell Two days a week print. Five days Internet. That would appear to be the latest game plan for the Detroit Free Press to cut operating costs. This is according to a … Continue reading →

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Hank Fonde: “I beat Ohio State!”

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

Hank Fonde: “I beat Ohio State!” 11/19/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell The 80-year-old old guy with the shock of white hair wore a fading maize and blue University of Michigan t-shirt. But this was not just any Michigan fan. Nor … Continue reading →

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Cards on the table

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

Cards on the table 11/17/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell Reading last weekend’s Detroit Free Press, with a veritable phalanx of columnists weighing in for a bailout of Detroit’s car-makers, was a pretty daunting experience for me. I’ve taken the opposite … Continue reading →

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Pigging out in Detroit

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

Pigging out in Detroit 11/14/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell What was put in place at that time was very appropriate. — Nancy Rae, executive vice president for human resources and communications, Chrysler LLC Very appropriate indeed. If your name is … Continue reading →

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How many reporters?

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

How many reporters? 11/13/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell By now, the drumbeat is almost deafening. On page A1 today, November 13, 2008, the New York Times newsroom dropped its oar into the maelstrom that is the financial status of what … Continue reading →

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Next chapter for automakers: Number 11

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

Next chapter for automakers: Number 11 11/12/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell Longtime readers of JOTR won’t need me to remind them how offended I was by all the triumphant high-fiving and self-backslapping the Detroit Free Press did when Detroit’s former … Continue reading →

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