Monday, November 23, 2009
Live Chat
Replay: Nolan Finley
Detroit News editorial page editor Nolan Finley touched on a range of issues in an hour-long online chat. Read the transcript.
Viewpoints
Nolan Finley's Blog
Nolan Finley: Even in Michigan's miserable economy, $583,000 for the Pontiac Silverdome and its surrounding 127 … Continued
Raging Bullard
George Bullard: Pontiac residents should stop griping about selling the Silverdome for a lowly $580,000 or so. … Continued
Henry Payne's Sketchbook
Henry Payne: Like the teleprompter, Obama's bow before Japanese royalty is fast becoming a symbol of his … Continued
Continuing Series
50 ideas to fix Michigan
We're highlighting ideas from various groups to promote discussion on reform and restructuring government and the economy
CyberSurvey
Senate health reform plan
Should the Senate approve Majority Leader Harry Reid's health reform plan?
How They See Us
Outsiders' views of Detroit
What are people outside of Detroit saying about our city? We'll keep an eye on the media and report back in a new feature, "How They See Us."
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Reading List
Links to the best reports and commentary from around the Web:
For Monday, Nov 23, 2009
Opinion
- Holy war: A domestic Islamic threat is real, and the FBI is unprepared to fight it. -- Wall Street Journal
- Palin, Huckabee Choose Celebrity -- New York Times
- That Darn Health Care Mandate -- Forbes
- Health 'reform' that burdens our young -- Newsweek
- Democrats' health care delusion -- New York Post
- Amateur hour at the White House -- The Daily Beast
- Climate Skeptics See 'Smoking Gun' in Researchers' Leaked E-Mails -- Fox News
- NEA (National Education Assn.) matters more than kids -- Chicago Tribune
Scanning the blogs
- The final descent of John McCain -- The Plank
- Obama chooses gestures over justice -- Planet Gore (Henry Payne)
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