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Bum’s rush for Matty

Posted on September 25, 2008 by admin

WANTED: True stories about Matty Moroun Please post them on my Comments section or send to joelthurtell(at)gmail.com. [donation] By Joel Thurtell I lost Round One of my bout with Matty Moroun. The billionaire bridge and trucking magnate had me escaping … Continue reading →

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Please don’t look at these pictures!

Posted on September 24, 2008 by admin

      WANTED: True stories about Matty Moroun Were you kicked out of a city park by Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun’s goons? Please post your fond memories of Matty in my comment section. By Joel Thurtell Matty Moroun … Continue reading →

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Spyin’ on da Russkies

Posted on September 23, 2008 by admin

  By Joel Thurtell   He had on a blue uniform and was driving a pickup truck, honking his horn like crazy. He strode down to the edge of the dock at the SeverStal steel mill in Dearborn and yelled, … Continue reading →

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Cliche-Makr ™ and the Times

Posted on September 22, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell From: Ralph Stinkline, Usage Editor The New York Times To: Wilbur Frazehacker, CEO Cliche-Makr Corp. Dear Wilbur, I wanted to give you a progress report on the implementation of our new Cliche-Makr Wordbustr Mark II Linguistic … Continue reading →

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Bing-O! He helped oust Kwame, now wants job

Posted on September 20, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell Was I on the money, or what? Dave Bing, the Detroit businessman and onetime basketball star who pressured Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy and Jennifer Granholm to remove Kwame Kilpatrick as mayor of Detroit, now wants … Continue reading →

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The art of writing bullshit

Posted on September 19, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell Tea leaves anyone? I just received the latest missive from Detroit Free Press Editor Paul Anger, addressed to the Free Press staff. It makes me wonder what a Bach fugue would sound like if you left … Continue reading →

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All my sins — and more

Posted on September 18, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell Man, are my ears burning. A reader named “Ricky” really socked it to me in a pair of caustic comments last weekend. I’m still reeling. My sense of self is in total tumult. Don’t know where … Continue reading →

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The REAL holy grail?

Posted on September 17, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell It was bad enough that the Detroit Free Press on Monday, September 16, 2008 failed to mention on Page One the bankruptcy of the huge Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers or the sale of the … Continue reading →

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Free Press editor: “Everybody does it”

Posted on September 16, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell In previous posts (see my blog category JC & Me), I wrote about how the Detroit Free Press clamped down on my reporting on ways U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Detroit abused his congressional staffers … Continue reading →

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Newspapering in Detroit = Afflicting the afflicted

Posted on September 15, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell I’ve had some interesting responses to my articles about Gannett’s redlining practices. As I’ve already reported, Detroit isn’t the only community given short shrift by editors at the Detroit Free Press. I’ve lacked input from Detroit News … Continue reading →

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