Tag Archives: Ambassador Bridge

Hey, Matty — your bridge is not a horn!

Posted on July 1, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell I take back what I said about Matty’s lawyers. Please, Matty, do not — repeat DO NOT! — fire your team of excellent litigators. They are absolutely super jurists and deserve to be retained. Hope Matty believes … Continue reading →

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The billionaire and the bait shop

Posted on June 30, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Don’t mess with a bait shop. That’s the lesson Matty Moroun, the billionaire trucking magnate and Ambassador Bridge owner, might take from the ruling Thursday, June 29, 2010, by U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland if he shuts … Continue reading →

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Matty & the judge

Posted on June 30, 2010 by hro50ta1

Here is the ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland putting Matty Moroun’s claim of federal powers right where it belongs: In the garbage. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION COMMODITIES EXPORT COMPANY, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, … Continue reading →

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Matty and the squeaky-greens

Posted on May 21, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The Sierra Club is crying foul. The Canada-based branch of the environmental group says the government-sponsored bridge, known as the Detroit River International Crossing, is ill-planned and unneeded. Ordinarily, a squeaky-green organization like Sierra would deserve great … Continue reading →

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Eat your heart out, Matty!

Posted on May 2, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell We put a boat into the Detroit River at Riverside Park on Saturday afternoon, May 1, 2010. It felt great! Thanks to Matty Moroun, the billionaire owner of the nearby Ambassador Bridge, no boat had set forth … Continue reading →

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Patriotism and Matty

Posted on May 1, 2010 by hro50ta1

Michigan Gov. Granholm, who is both a Canadian and an American citizen, has offered to sell the Michigan border to Canada. Meanwhile, the governor has consistently caused red tape from the state of Michigan to prohibit an American company – … Continue reading →

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Volunteers for Riverside

Posted on April 30, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Volunteer workers are needed to make improvements on Detroit’s Riverside Park. Matty Moroun’s fence — declared illegal by a Detroit judge — still surrounds part of the city’s Riverside Park, but the billionaire’s squatting won’t stop people … Continue reading →

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Faces of Matty

Posted on April 17, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell   What a friend we have in Matty. A benefactor, really. After reading the April 11, 2010 Detroit Free Press “I’m a benefit to the city” spread on billionaire trucking magnate Manuel “Matty” Moroun’s land dealings, readers … Continue reading →

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Matty’s last grasp?

Posted on March 24, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell You can say this about Matty: The guy does not give up. Even if his behavior puts him smack in the Land of Hypocrisy. The latest gambit of Manuel “Matty” Moroun in his long effort to build … Continue reading →

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Questions for Mayor Bing

Posted on March 19, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell So hizzoner isn’t going to SELL Detroit’s Riverside Park to Matty. Maybe Matty doesn’t need to BUY the park to become its owner. If I recall correctly, Matty didn’t BUY the Michigan Central building. He acquired it … Continue reading →

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