Tag Archives: Ambassador Bridge

City may sell Riverside to Matty

Posted on March 19, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Riverside Park is in play. It could be sold to Matty. Mayor Bing is talking about selling the park to the owner of the Ambassador Bridge next door to the park. In my last post, I noted … Continue reading →

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Eighteen stories deep

Posted on March 6, 2010 by hro50ta1

A Short Story By Joel Thurtell The Old Man sat slouched in a tall-backed leather chair. He looked across his glass-topped desk at an array of toys that usually took his mind off anything that might trouble an octogenarian trucking … Continue reading →

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Fair to poor

Posted on February 6, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Fair to poor. That’s what I think of the February 5, 2010 Detroit Free Press editorial about the need for a new bridge across the Detroit River. By the way, those are the same words an engineering firm, … Continue reading →

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Ka-ching! MT links $1.1 million from Matty to pols

Posted on January 28, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The more people look, the more they find Manuel “Matty” Moroun, Michigan’s billionaire bridge-owner, handing out money to politicians. Often, his family and employees are the givers, but the effect is the same — an attempt at … Continue reading →

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Best little political system Matty can buy

Posted on January 28, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Kudos to The Detroit News and reporter Tom Greenwood for their story today, January 28, 2010, about the influence-buying habits of billionaire Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun. According to the News, in the past decade, Matty … Continue reading →

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The Ambassador and the Freepsters

Posted on January 10, 2010 by hro50ta1

A consortium of the U.S. and Canada, Ontario and Michigan, and Detroit and Windsor finally make Matty Moroun an offer he just can’t refuse for the Ambassador Bridge, which then becomes an international government operation; traffic backups increase exponentially.    … Continue reading →

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‘Deadline Now’ and the Ambassador

Posted on December 31, 2009 by hro50ta1

On December 18, 2009, WGTE-TV in Toledo aired a program called “Deadline Now” hosted by journalist Jack Lessenberry. The topic was the quest for a bridge, or rather, bridges, over the Detroit River. Guests were Gregg Ward, vice president of … Continue reading →

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Mattyville

Posted on November 24, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell [paypal-donation] They ought to call it “Mattyville.” A proper place name might help focus the brains of the “protesters” who were kicked out of a recent Windsor City Council meeting for failing to restrain their emotions about a … Continue reading →

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Handbook for Liars

Posted on October 1, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Luke Warm, D.M. Professor of Mendacity, University of Munchausen This is the first lecture in my series on the integrity of dishonesty. As there is honor among thieves, so there should be upstandingness among liars. Gresham’s Law applies to liars: … Continue reading →

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Matty’s muzzle

Posted on September 30, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Finally, someone besides JOTR and National Public Radio is worried about billionaire Manuel “Maty” Moroun’s penchant for storing explosives under his Ambassador Bridge connecting the U.S. and Canada by way of Detroit and Windsor.   Last year, … Continue reading →

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