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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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Detroit dailies: 116 take buyouts

Posted on July 23, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] I didn’t need an updated personnel directory to find the 17 Freepsters leaving the paper in the latest round of cost-cutting buyouts. They’re all old time Detroit Free Press people. Easy to find them on my … Continue reading →

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Sins of Mr. Warm

Posted on July 23, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] I want to apologize to readers for dowsing them with the backwoods locutions and curious grammaticisms of my recent guest writer, Luke Warm. I had no idea Mr. Warm would wax on in such extraordinarily inappropriate … Continue reading →

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Huntin fer Osamy

Posted on July 22, 2008 by admin

By Luke Warm Guest Writer [donation] Hey! Did I say Obama, nutcase? Negatory, good buddy. I did not. I done writ OSAMY. As in Al Qaidee. I’m not no John McCain, see, tryin to get our next Chief Executative assasserated … Continue reading →

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Hizzoner vs. hizzoner

Posted on July 21, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Eat your heart out, Kwame. You won’t see this in Detroit: A mob of people swarming the mayor, acting like he’s some rock star. Like Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had and affair … Continue reading →

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Bad dream?

Posted on July 19, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell   [donation]   Maybe jet lag  accounts for my awful dream.   It seemed as if I’d stepped into a Hollywood movie set for a film called “The Future of Newspapers.”   Except this scenario was scripted … Continue reading →

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Paperless Free Press?

Posted on July 17, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] Did you know that the Detroit Free Press is now a news ORGANIZATION? It’s not a newsPAPER any more. Surprise! That object you’re reading with your morning coffee has gained three syllables. What’s going on? A … Continue reading →

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Free Press: Hang ’em high!

Posted on July 15, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation} In one short story on page A17 in the July 15, 2008 issue of The New York Times, an out-of-state paper, managed to capture the essence of a Detroit judge’s ruling Monday, July 14, in the … Continue reading →

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