Bob Wojnowski

Radical improvement will be demanded of Rodriguez in 2010

Where, exactly, was the improvement from the start of the season to the end? After a 4-0 start that clearly masked some of the Wolverines' ills, they didn't beat anyone other than Delaware State, which is ridiculous. - 11/21/2009

• Buckeyes bury mistake-prone and bowl-less Wolverines
• U-M's biggest concern isn't Rodriguez -- it's the next AD
• Rodriguez believes Tate Forcier, Denard Robinson will return
• 'Can't win like that': Turnovers lead to Michigan's demise

• Box score: Ohio State 21, Michigan 10
• Photos: Ohio State 21, Michigan 10

Lynn Henning

U-M's biggest concern isn't Rodriguez -- it's the next AD

Michigan needs another Don Canham in the sense that intellect must be matched to integrity and to humility. It's the only way to blend factions that have been gnawing at the football program. - 11/21/2009

• Radical improvement will be demanded of Rodriguez in 2010

Lynn Henning: Tigers Insider

Needs of Mariners, Tigers fit

No one should be surprised if there are trade conversations between Dave Dombrowski, the Tigers president and general manager, and Jack Zduriencik, Seattle's GM. - 11/21/2009

Angelique S. Chengelis

Best seat in the Big House -- for one last game

Since 1992, I have had the best seat in the house at Michigan Stadium. All these years, I've been at spot B39 in chair B42 in the second row of the press box. On Saturday, I'll sit there for the last time. - 11/21/2009

• Michigan will need Tate Forcier to be turnover-free

Mike O'Hara: Week 11 NFL Picks

Lions must beat Browns to salvage any credibility

The Lions have lost big for a decade, but this is a time for them to think big. Big, for the Lions, is the potential to win two straight games and what that would mean to this struggling franchise. - 11/21/2009

Paul W. Smith

Dwell on the positive in a thankful review

Outta my mind on a Saturday moanin' heading into Thanksgiving week: - 11/21/2009

Michael Barone

Obama bows, but the world doesn't bow back

On his 10-day trip to Asia and in his 10th month in office, Barack Obama is beginning to encounter limits on his ambition to change the world. Even as he bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia in April and to the emperor of Japan last week, the world refuses to bow back. - 11/21/2009

Jeanne Phillips: Dear Abby

Musical mom mortifies daughter

DEAR ABBY: I am an 11-year-old girl who loves going shopping and doing various stuff with my mom. But when we go to the mall or stop for lunch and she hears a song she likes, she'll start singing to it. And if we're standing up, she even dances to it a little. - 11/21/2009

Dr. Paul Donohue: Your health

Doctor must diagnose leg, ankle swelling

Dear Dr. Donohue: My legs, ankles and feet get really swollen, and I mean really. During the day, if I slip my shoes off, I can't get them back on. What can I do to take down the swelling? - 11/21/2009

Lynn Henning

Mark Dantonio still right coach for Spartans

Three years ago this week I can remember making another hundred or so phone calls in the latest quest to learn who Michigan State would hire as its new head football coach. - 11/20/2009

John Niyo: Lions Insider

Coaches Jim Schwartz, Eric Mangini took similar paths to top job

When Schwartz stops to share a laugh before Sunday's game with his Cleveland counterpart, it'll be easy to say it was worth it. - 11/20/2009

Tom Long: Film Review: 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' -- GRADE: C

Review: 'New Moon' is just what 'Twilight' fans want -- unfortunately

A big bowl of adolescent romantic mush garnished with horror-lite action scenes and a rushed road trip, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is a mess. But to be fair to director Chris Weitz and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, it is the mess "Twilight" fans were expecting and probably demanding. - 11/20/2009

• Review: 'Precious' is power and horror
• Review: Overly weepy 'Blind Side' achieves goals
• West Michigan native's star rising in 'Twilight'
• Review: 'Planet 51' sputters and crashes

• Photos: Tom Long's 10 great vampires
• MichMoms: 4 girls and 'New Moon'
• Official site: 'Twilight'

Daniel Howes

State tax credit to labor union is baffling

Nestled between this week's state tax credits for auto suppliers, a furniture maker and a few high-tech companies is this gem: A $2 million credit to a for-profit affiliate of the Service Employees International Union to build a "Member Action Center." - 11/20/2009

Kate Lawson: Simply the Best

Turkey Day feast is all about the stuffing

My favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal isn't the turkey or the pie. For me, it's all about the stuffing. - 11/20/2009

Glenn Haege: The Handyman

These gadgets help make life a little easier

While some gadgets are truly just "junk," there are many gadgets that can be useful, especially around the home. Here are some gadgets I like that can help with home projects or make life around your home easier. - 11/20/2009

Khristi Zimmeth: Trash or Treasure?

World War II souvenir fascinated vet's family

'For many a year, we have held on to a little piece of history," wrote Frances Kozoro O'Mara to Trash or Treasure. "As the war with Japan came to a close, my brother was in the occupation of Japan during the year 1945. At that time, he sent home to me an officer's riding saddle, with riding whip and stirrups, after the final surrender of Japan. All these years, I have kept it in good condition in the original box that it was mailed to me in." - 11/20/2009

Tom Greenwood

Ease stress of holiday traveling

There are three things you can count on at Thanksgiving: Americans will overeat, airports will be flooded and drivers will crowd freeways. - 11/20/2009

• PDF: Metro Detroit area roadwork

Jeff Ball: The Yardener

African violet experiment had its winners, losers

I did something last weekend that I have not done for 25 years. I bought an African violet. In a weak moment Nancy has given me full responsibility for whatever I want to grow on the long table sitting by large south-facing windows. - 11/20/2009

Jocelynn Brown: Handmade

Once-rough dog hair spins into nice clothing

'Knitting with Dog Hair, Better a Sweater from a Dog You Know and Love Than From a Sheep You'll Never Meet," reads the title of a book by Kendall Crolius and Anne Montgomery published in the early '90s. - 11/20/2009

Nancy Szerlag: Gardening

Lightweight blower vac does the job, easy to use

My friend Darby called the other day wanting to know if that was me she saw singing the praises of the electric Worx TriVac blower/mulcher/vac on a TV infomercial. That was me, I assured her. The company sent me the tool to test and I loved it, so when they asked me to be part of the infomercial, I jumped at the chance. - 11/20/2009

Mary Carol Garrity: Style at Home

For holiday zing, hang wreaths that wow

I love a gorgeous garland. I adore shimmering, showy Christmas-tree ornaments. And I've never met a set of holiday dishes that I didn't like. But if I had to pick the single most-amazing holiday decorating tool that you can use to transform your home for the season, my vote would go to the humble, versatile, never-fail wreath. - 11/20/2009

Jeanine Matlow: Smart Solutions

Revive holiday decor with simple ideas

If you're making a list and checking it twice, why not treat your home to something nice for the holidays? It doesn't have to be costly to be considered new and improved. - 11/20/2009

Judith Harris Solomon: Marketplace

Eye-catching items shine a light on Hanukkah fest

Hanukkah is an eight-day holiday celebrated by Jews all over the world. It commemorates the re-dedication of the holy temple after its desecration more than 2,000 years ago and the fact that a one-day supply of oil for the temple's lamp miraculously lasted for eight days. - 11/20/2009

Frank Beckmann

Top legal leader needs to restore trust in justice

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the trial of 9/11 terrorist suspects in civil court is a way to show the world the superiority of the American justice system. - 11/20/2009

David Brooks

U.S. should recapture its faith in the future

The rise of China is producing a crisis in America's faith about the future. - 11/20/2009