Category Archives: Bad government

Double standard at the good ol’ Freep

Posted on August 4, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Back in 2003 when I was investigating U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr.’s abuse of staffers, I had anonymous sources for the first stories, and that was very okay with editors. Something changed, though, and I was prohibited … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Spiking the Super Bowl pizza

Posted on February 3, 2008 by admin

I’m no sports writer, so it was neat to think my byline would appear over a Super Bowl story. What a drag that my first-ever Super Bowl piece failed to meet the exacting publication standards of the Detroit Free Press. … Continue reading →

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