Category Archives: People

Identity crisis again

Posted on May 6, 2008 by admin

I was just kidding when I said my birth certificate might cast doubt on whether I’m me. A clever little kicker to a mildly sarcastic story about the need — post 9/11 — to prove unequivocally who we are. Planning … Continue reading →

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My (external) identity crisis

Posted on May 5, 2008 by admin

By the time you read this, I may well be back from my jaunt across the state of Michigan to my natal city. It’s my birthday, and I’m heading west in quest of my identity. I suppose you could say … Continue reading →

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Journalism or ??

Posted on May 3, 2008 by admin

I can’t praise the Detroit Free Press enough for the groundbreaking journalism the paper has done on Kwamegate. True, the paper has been attacked by some, including Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick himself, who have played the card of racism or asserted … Continue reading →

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Rumor has it

Posted on April 24, 2008 by admin

On February 29, 2008, I spoke to about 200 people at a luncheon given by the Women’s Resource Center at Schoolcraft College in Livonia Michigan. My topic was that fading white pile on the main square of Plymouth, Mich. It’s … Continue reading →

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Whatcha got in your purse, Mon?

Posted on April 12, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Monica Conyers says she wants more respect from her fellow Detroit City Council members. They might be wise to give her a bit more deference. Or maybe just a wide berth. All depends on whether she’s packin’ … Continue reading →

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Why they maybe don’t like you, Jeff

Posted on April 11, 2008 by admin

According to recent accounts in the Detroit Free Press, besieged attorney Geoffrey Fieger doesn’t think he’s very popular in Michigan. Strike that. The Jeff didn’t say it. His lawyer made the claim in arguing that The Jeff’s trial on charges … Continue reading →

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Hoyt on his own petard

Posted on March 30, 2008 by admin

Afraid I’m going to ask Clark Hoyt, public editor of the New York Times, for a correction to a Times story. But first, I have a question: How often has Columbia University bestowed its coveted Pulitzer Prize for national news … Continue reading →

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A PAPER paper? How nuts is that?

Posted on February 24, 2008 by admin

Everybody knows newspapers are dead. Conventional wisdom says if the paper newspaper isn’t dead yet, it will be a goner soon, lying supine in the ultimate newspaper morgue. Who would deny it? Why, it’s well-known that newspaper circulation is down, … Continue reading →

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Free Press recycling plan

Posted on February 19, 2008 by admin

I know what they say about imitation being the sincerest form of battery. I meant “flattery.” I felt mildly battered — I mean “flattered” — Sunday, Feb. 17, when my wife told me the Detroit Free Press had run its … Continue reading →

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Free Press cover-up?

Posted on February 9, 2008 by admin

If there is indeed a Detroit Free Press cover-up (as the mayor claims) in Detroit’s everlasting text message scandal, it is one Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick won’t enjoy hearing about. He’ll probably scream it’s illegal. Since when, as the mayor claims, … Continue reading →

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