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Last week my beloved television went POOF! It was seven years old, or 14 in sports writer years. So, what great sports events did I miss?Well, I can’t be…

I realize there are a few other things going on today, such as the mess in Egypt, and the aftermath of President Obama’s historic trip to Marquette, where…

Earlier this week Wayne State University’s Alumni Association invited me and Nolan Finley, the editorial page editor of the Detroit News, to have a frank…

We could argue endlessly over who is responsible for the state of Michigan’s economy. Some people blame globalization. Others, the short-sightedness of…

Well, the worst snowstorm in recorded history turned out not to live up to its billing, and civilization seems likely to go on.Funny, but every year we…

Well, it’s Groundhog Day, there’s a foot of snow, and I’d guess most of the state’s woodchucks aren’t even thinking about coming out of their burrows, let…

Newly elected State Senator Mike Green, who comes from beet-growing country in Michigan’s thumb, seems to be a good and decent man. He was a tool and die…

A few months ago I was talking to a class about the economics of commercial broadcast news. “Why,” one student wanted to know, was so much of the content…

He was a young man when he first came to Congress, tall, gangly, and with questionable taste in haircuts and ties.Owlish old Sam Rayburn swore him in on a…

When it comes to speeches, Rick Snyder cannot begin to touch Jennifer Granholm in terms of style.At no time during his State of the State speech last…