Monthly Archives: October 2009

Michael Johnson case

Posted on October 9, 2009 by hro50ta1

The following article gives context to my JOTR column. “Michael Johnson: He had his chance.” Re-published with permission of the Benton Harbor Herald-Palladium Published 5/24/09 in Benton Harbor Herald-Palladium By SCOTT AIKEN H-P Staff Writer ST. JOSEPH — Michael Jeffrey … Continue reading →

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Those Free Press pumpkins

Posted on October 8, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell During the McCarthy period, spy-hunting journalist Whittaker Chambers hid rolls of film in a pumpkin. In the most amazing Detroit Free Press story I’ve ever read, I learned today, October 8, 2009, how the two top sleuths … Continue reading →

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More layoffs for Detroit “dailies”

Posted on October 7, 2009 by hro50ta1

Gannett honchos: 2009 ads down 30 %, worse to come This just received — note to Detroit Newspaper Guild members from administrative officer Lou Mleczko after meeting with bosses: Dear folks: Union officers representing the Guild and all other unions … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Jack!

Posted on October 6, 2009 by hro50ta1

It was a very nice piece by Jack Lessenberry today, October 5, 2009 on WUOM-FM, about my encounter with Matty Moroun’s shotgun-totin’ goon, though many people deserve credit for weighing in against the megalomaniac Matty. The Windsor Star has been … Continue reading →

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Michael Johnson: He had his chance

Posted on October 6, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Michael Johnson thinks 29 years in Michigan prisons is long enough. His family and lawyers claim he’s reformed. He says the family of the girl he tried to rape and then drowned has forgiven him. He wants … Continue reading →

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It’s real: Bum’s rush for Matty!

Posted on October 5, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Ain’t it great? The judge in the case of Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun squatting on city park land has ruled in favor of the people of Detroit! Matty has 90 days to get his butt … Continue reading →

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Newspaper museum anyone?

Posted on October 2, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Leslie Lynch-Wilson, that indefatigable sparkplug for community organizing in Lincoln Park, has brought about something I thought could never happen. She tells me three members of Lincoln Park’s Downtown Development Authority actually want to save the old … Continue reading →

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Handbook for Liars

Posted on October 1, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Luke Warm, D.M. Professor of Mendacity, University of Munchausen This is the first lecture in my series on the integrity of dishonesty. As there is honor among thieves, so there should be upstandingness among liars. Gresham’s Law applies to liars: … Continue reading →

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