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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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Matty’s bomb

Posted on September 29, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The owner of the Ambassador Bridge has filed a federal lawsuit in Detroit against the Federal Highway Administration seeking to prevent public disclosure of a 2007 safety and condition inspection report of the span, saying the report’s … Continue reading →

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Matty & the Reds (herring, that is)

Posted on June 24, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Matty’s bait has a rotten smell, and I don’t plan to chew on it. That’s why you won’t read joelontheroad fussing over Matty’s lawsuit claiming a proposed government-owned alternative to his private Ambassador bridge is racially discriminatory. … Continue reading →

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Swim in the Rouge?

Posted on June 9, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell If somebody would have told me 20 years ago that the Rouge River would be fishable and swimmable most of the time, I would not have believed it, and yet we have done it. — Jim Ridgway, … Continue reading →

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That hole in their story, again

Posted on May 27, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell According to the May 21, 2009 Detroit Free Press, five lawyers involved with last year’s Kwamegate text message scandal have been charged with violating the lawyers’ canon of ethics and some may even have committed crimes in a coverup. … Continue reading →

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Playing Matty’s game

Posted on May 14, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell That fence that popped up last weekend at Detroit’s Riverside Park extension was not, as some thought, the doing of billionaire Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun. Apologies to Matty. The latest fence was the handiwork of … Continue reading →

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More of Matty’s hijinks?

Posted on May 9, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell I couldn’t march with the anti-Matty brigade today in support of the 23rd Street Bait Shop and Riverside Park, but a JOTR correspondent sent me a report on what marchers saw at the park extension, part of … Continue reading →

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Marching for bait

Posted on May 8, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell At the same time Matty’s trying to shaft the people of Detroit out of their Riverside Park so he can build a second Ambassador Bridge, the Mogul of Grosse Pointe, aka Troll Under the Bridge, is hassling … Continue reading →

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Matty: Still squatting on Riverside Park

Posted on May 6, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Not much happened in Wednesday’s (May 6, 2009) Detroit 36th District Court hearing into the city’s attempt to evict billionaire Manuel “Matty” Moroun and his Detroit International Bridge Co., aka “Ambassador Bridge,” from publicly-owned Riverside Park. Oh … Continue reading →

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JOTR statement to Coast Guard

Posted on April 22, 2009 by hro50ta1

Here is the statement I e-mailed on April 21, 2009 to the U.S. Coast Guard regarding my encounter last fall with an Ambassador Bridge secuity guard: Joel Thurtell – Public Comment to the USCG April 21, 2009 Hala Elgaaly, P.E. … Continue reading →

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