Tag Archives: Detroit

Boxing Matty

Posted on May 17, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Gov. Snyder, consider yourself small game. Matty Moroun thinks you’re a rabbit dumb enough to be lured into one of his kill zones. Matty’s in for a surprise. I think you’re a fox. When I was a … Continue reading →

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Riverside Park contaminated, Matty says

Posted on March 21, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell For eleven years, Matty Moroun has squatted on Detroit’s Riverside Park. Hoping to keep his illegal fence up a bit longer, as in forever, Matty’s now claiming the park is contaminated. There is a public information meeting … Continue reading →

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Billing Matty

Posted on January 14, 2012 by hro50ta1

Sue, Scrue & Gowge Attorneys at Law 1 One Street Detroit, MI 48226 CONFIDENTIAL!!! To: All partners and associates Re: Latest client fee schedule Note that hourly rates for most clients have not changed. They will remain ipso facto at … Continue reading →

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Fun while it lasted

Posted on January 14, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Matty’s out of stir. It was great to see this arrogant, rich SOB led off to the hoosegow. I was astounded that it actually happened. Normally, Matty and his legion of lawyers stall and squirm and twist … Continue reading →

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Matty to the hoosegow

Posted on January 12, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell As I write this, a billionaire is eating a baloney sandwich, courtesy of the Wayne County Jail. And I have a new hero. I’m not sure about the baloney sandwich, but I saw Matty Moroun disappear through … Continue reading →

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A bridge too far — my shopping mall

Posted on January 11, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Doggonit! There goes my plan for a shopping mall on Detroit’s Ambassador Bridge. The Michigan Court of Appeals put my hopes on the skids with its ruling January 10, 2012, that billionaire Manuel “Matty” Moroun must show … Continue reading →

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Lowell’s Ponte Vecchio

Posted on January 5, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The bridge that spans the Flat River at Lowell is easily more than a century old. It’s a model and a cautionary tale for me in my quest to turn my recently-acquired property — the Ambassador Bridge … Continue reading →

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Will the real Matty please stand up?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Matty Moroun JOTR Guest Columnist Finally, I get a chance to air my views in an independent forum untouched by greed or special interest. In other words, untouched by me! Ha-ha! Just kidding. As you can see, I don’t … Continue reading →

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Bridge ‘logic’

Posted on November 19, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The Occupy Wall Street people got the boot. After a scant few weeks taking over a privately-run public park, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said enough was enough. Out you go. Can’t steal a public park. Ditto … Continue reading →

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Matty Moroun: public servant

Posted on November 7, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell I want to thank Matty Moroun and his heirs for the wonderful service they have performed for their fellow Americans. While most pundits are pillorying the Morouns for blocking construction of a new government bridge between Canada … Continue reading →

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