Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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Nolan Finley's Blog
Nolan Finley: I don't know whether Gov. Jennifer Granholm has plans to call for tax increases when she unveils … Continued
Raging Bullard
George Bullard:
"I'm basically doing what Rosa Parks did when she decided to sit at the front of the bus … Continued
Henry Payne's Sketchbook
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Bob Wojnowski
Kalin Lucas returns, Spartans still get snowed under
If the Big Ten title goes through Michigan State, well, that's exactly what Purdue just did. It went right through Michigan State. - 02/10/2010
Marney Rich Keenan
Foundation offers free house cleaning to chemo patients
When most people hear about Cleaning for a Reason, a foundation based in Texas offering free house cleanings for women undergoing cancer treatment, they can't believe it's true. - 02/10/2010
Vincent Goodwill: Pistons Insider
Trade rumors shouldn't affect Ben Gordon
Trade rumors are swirling around the Pistons, but Gordon is at ease. He went through this and more while with the Bulls. - 02/10/2010
Chuck Bennett: Society
Soup City raises $26,000 for COTS
There's irony in a person begging for change outside of an event that raises money for homelessness. And even more ironic, for the second year running, a panhandler has stood outside of the Gem Theatre looking for a handout during a party called Soup City, which benefits the Coalition On Temporary Shelter (COTS). - 02/10/2010
Neil Winton: European Perspective
Battery-only cars make no sense, but still find investors
It's a bit like those old Looney Tunes cartoons, when the Road Runner races off a cliff and it takes a little while for gravity to establish its case for the inevitable swift vertical descent. How else can you explain the fact that investors still take battery cars seriously, after the invention of the plug-in hybrid, not to mention the extended range electric vehicle (EREV)? - 02/10/2010
Jeanne Phillips: Dear Abby
Bank statement used to check on daughter
Dear Abby: I am 20 and live most of the year on my college campus. I'm on a full scholarship, so my parents are not paying my tuition. Most of my mail -- bank statements, etc. -- still goes to my parents' house since I don't have a permanent address. - 02/10/2010
Michael Barone
How climate change fanatics corrupted science
Quick, name the most distrusted occupations. Trial lawyers? Pretty skuzzy, as witness the disgraced John Edwards, kept from the vice presidency in 2004 by the electoral votes of Ohio. Used car dealers? Always near the bottom of the list, as witness the universal understanding of the word "clunker." - 02/10/2010
James P. Hoffa
Reform Wall Street, cut foreign subsidies to create jobs
The message from Massachusetts is clear: Voters want their elected representatives to find ways to create more jobs. - 02/10/2010
Tom Gage
Marcus Thames left Tigers No. 1 on an important list
Thames hit 99 home runs for the Tigers. But he hit them in just 1,463 at-bats. Nobody in the Tigers' history with at least 1,500 plate appearances hit home runs with more frequency per at-bat than Thames. - 02/09/2010
Terry Foster
Pistons' Ben Gordon for Amare Stoudemire? No truth to that rumor
This sounds too much like those old Lindsey Hunter and Terry Mills for David Robinson trade rumors that used to run rampant around here. You are foolish if you think the Pistons can land Stoudemire for Gordon. - 02/09/2010
Daniel Howes
Toyota's ties to Congress face their first big test
We're about to see who Toyota's friends really are. For the better part of two decades, the Japanese automaker used its steady U.S. expansion and sterling quality reputation to woo new allies in Washington and state capitals around the country. - 02/09/2010
John Niyo
Drew Brees celebrates while Peyton Manning ponders another playoff blunder
The Saints' upset victory in Super Bowl XLIV, 31-17 over the Indianapolis Colts, vaults Drew Brees, the Little Quarterback Who Could, into a new realm of the game's elite. - 02/09/2010
Tom Gage
If Tigers sign Johnny Damon, Carlos Guillen's role would change
But for all this talk about Damon, whether it leads anywhere or not, isn't a likely offshoot getting lost in the shuffle? - 02/09/2010
Laura Berman
Fighting the college that pizza bought
Tom Monaghan, who built his Domino's Pizza fortune on the promise of 30-minute delivery, opts for a slower and more circuitous route in litigation. - 02/09/2010
Dana Wakiji
Justin Abdelkader remaining confident
In five games in Grand Rapids, Abdelkader has one goal and is minus-1; with the Wings, he played in 50 games, had three goals and three assists and led the team in hits (152). - 02/09/2010
Neal Rubin
New world awaits GI's homecoming
Kimberly Anderson misses everything about him -- his smell, his enchiladas, the way she feels safe when he's around, even that moment of exasperation when he leaves the toilet seat up. - 02/09/2010
Jeanne Phillips: Dear Abby
Best birthday gift is to grow older every year
Dear Abby: "49 and Holding," who doesn't want her daughter to give her a 50th birthday party, needs to grow up and learn to celebrate life instead of hiding from the fact that she's growing older. She is aging because she's alive -- and what a blessing that is. - 02/09/2010
Rabbi Aaron Bergman
Robertson's blame game takes God's name in vain
One of the most misunderstood of the Ten Commandments is the third one, the prohibition of taking God's name in vain. There are people who think it means refraining from swearing, especially if God's name is part of the phrase. - 02/09/2010
Michael Barone
Unions bleed taxpayers to help Democrats
Growing up in Michigan in the heyday of the United Auto Workers, I long assumed that labor unions were part of the natural order of things. - 02/09/2010
Glenn Haege: Ask Glenn
Smell may require check for clog in sanitary stack pipe
Dear Glenn: We have a 15-year-old home that is on a heavily wooded property. Our master bathroom is in the back of the home. When we turn on the cold water in the sink in this master bath we get an odor coming from the water. Do you think the vent stack pipe may be the problem? - 02/09/2010
Paul Donohue: Your health
High blood pressure leads to many complications
Dear Dr. Donohue: Is a blood pressure of 165/95 all that bad? I know my dad's blood pressure has been over 200, and he's still alive at age 79. I take a water pill, but I'd like to lower it without any medicine. Is that possible? How? - 02/09/2010
Mike O'Hara: Monday Countdown
No Super Bowl a permanent void in Barry Sanders' career
The NFL Network's list of the top 10 players never to win a Super Bowl was loaded with all-time greats. From bottom to top, every name had a wow factor -- including the man at the top of the list -- Barry Sanders. - 02/08/2010
Jerry Green
Sean Payton's gutsy call will go down in Super Bowl lore
The Super Bowl is no game for gamblers. But that was before Payton brought his Saints to Super Bowl XLIV. No Super Bowl coach before dared to open a half with an onside kickoff. - 02/08/2010
John Niyo: Super Bowl Insider
Peyton Manning's stats don't tell entire story
Peyton Manning's not the greatest quarterback of all time just yet. He wasn't even the best quarterback on the field Sunday night in Super Bowl XLIV. - 02/08/2010
Brian J. O'Connor
In tough times, Cupids can shoot for a bargain Valentine's Day
They say you can't put a price on love, but every year the National Retail Federation still tries. This year, the group estimates the average consumer will spend $103 on Valentine's Day. - 02/08/2010
