Tag Archives: censorship

Kiriakou gets 30 months, Convertino snitches get a pass

Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin

By Joel Thurtell They say the Obama administration has gotten really tough with federal officials who leak government secrets to journalists. For proof, look at what happened to former CIA agent John Kiriakou. He revealed names of government operatives to … Continue reading →

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‘Tomatoes & Eggs’ Part II: Erasing slavery on Big Isle

Posted on February 10, 2013 by admin

Grosse Ile historians chose not to use photos of slave inventory; one of the slaves mentioned, Charlotte, worked on Grosse Ile. Burton Historical Collection. By Joel Thurtell During the long-ago historical period when I was a grad student in history, … Continue reading →

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‘Tomatoes & Eggs’ Part I: Slavery at Grosse Ile, Michigan

Posted on February 9, 2013 by admin

Inventory of slaves in Detroit, Michigan. Joel Thurtell photo of record in Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library By Joel Thurtell Just as I predicted in a January 2007 Detroit Free Press story, Grosse Ile’s historians changed history. But not … Continue reading →

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Interfering with news? What’s new?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Unbelievable! Frightening news! Democrats are poised to take over Philadelphia newspapers! A former Democratic mayor of Philly who was also a governor of the state is heading a group who plan to acquire the newspapers. Already, they’re … Continue reading →

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Spiking the Super Bowl pizza

Posted on February 5, 2012 by hro50ta1

Here, slightly edited, is my annual Super Bowl story: By Joel Thurtell 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 … Continue reading →

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Olbermann, MSNBC and Red Squads

Posted on November 11, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Keith Olbermann got it right when he said in his “apology” that MSNBC’s ban on political donations by network employees like Olbermann was “probably not legal.” But why did Keith Olbermann feel the  need to apologize for … Continue reading →

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MSU’s ‘diversity’ lesson

Posted on October 23, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell “Diversity: full circle” is the title of a discussion on the program of Michigan State University’s centennial celebration of 100 years of journalism mis-education in East Lansing. Sorry, slip of the tongue. They’re in fact celebrating a … Continue reading →

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Repeal the First!

Posted on October 11, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Mick Allpuff Popular columnist One day, God will deal with the screaming headlines of daily newspapers. But until then, we’ll have to deal with them down here. Which may mean changing laws, modifying laws and rewriting laws. Doggonit, if … Continue reading →

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Book for sale: 5 billion smackers

Posted on September 10, 2010 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Like all book prices, the value I’ve set on this one is purely arbitrary. Totally unrelated to cost of production, author’s royalties or any other mundane publishing considerations. In fact, $5 billion may prove too low. Why, … Continue reading →

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Senator Patterson’s stimulus plan

Posted on June 17, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Republicans never cease to amaze me. You think they’re all in the pockets of business and industry, and then out of the blue some GOP hack shows a streak of brilliance. So it is with Michigan Senator … Continue reading →

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