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Political Games at the Pontiac Silverdome?
The woes in the Michigan real-estate market were dramatically underscored yesterday when the Pontiac Silverdome, once home to the Detroit Lions football team, was sold at auction for $583,000. The sta… more →
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Political Games at the Pontiac Silverdome?
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Darrell Dawsey wrote 4 days ago: The woes in the Michigan real-estate market were dramatically underscored yesterday when the Pontiac … more →
The "Irredeemable" Children
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Darrell Dawsey wrote 5 days ago: At what point does any young man or woman become “beyond saving?” At what point does a s … more →
Michael Steele: Fakin' The Funk
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Darrell Dawsey wrote 1 week ago: So I see Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele “rolled” into the state t … more →
Did Detroit Cops Intentionally Blame An Innocent Man For Murder?
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Darrell Dawsey wrote 1 week ago: Did Detroit cops arrest and help convict a man of murder charges even though they knew he was innoce … more →
We do this because
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payton wrote 1 week ago: A recent conversation turned, as many do, to travel — but not so much the logistics thereof, a … more →
Where there were no bad schools
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payton wrote 1 week ago: Well, this is disappointing. I’ve always been proud of the fact that I went to integrated publ … more →
New Geography
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Darrell Dawsey wrote 2 weeks ago: Read an interesting piece on new geography that talks about Detroit’s struggles and its potent … more →
Moving Past the Concrete Comfort Zone
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Darrell Dawsey wrote 2 weeks ago: Growing up, I was never much of a “Great Outdoors” person. Like any kid in Detroit, I lo … more →
Detroit's Election: What's at Stake
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Steven Gray wrote 2 weeks ago: Today’s general election in Detroit can be seen as an exercise to affirm the legitimacy of Dave Bing … more →
An Implied Threat?
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Darrell Dawsey wrote 3 weeks ago: Still thinking about the death of a Detroit imam… Not unexpectedly, Muslim communities and oth … more →
Lay of the Land, Part 2: Turning Around Detroit's Neighborhoods
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Darrell Dawsey wrote 3 weeks ago: This marks the second half of a conversation I had over the weekend with Deborah L. Younger, the exe … more →
Lay of the Land, Part 1: How Detroit's Housing Crisis Got Worse
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Darrell Dawsey wrote 3 weeks ago: As I mentioned earlier this week, I sat down with Deborah L. Younger, the executive director of Detr … more →
On The Death of A Detroit Imam
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Darrell Dawsey wrote 3 weeks ago: I was saddened to see the reports that a local imam had been gunned down by the FBI in a shootout. I … more →
Michigan Raid Reveals a Mysterious Islamic Sect
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Steven Gray wrote 3 weeks ago: Later today, federal authorities are expected to explain more details behind Wednesday’s raid of a s … more →
Embezzlement in Detroit Government? Let's Hear Specifics
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Darrell Dawsey wrote 3 weeks ago: My post yesterday on JoAnn Watson’s call for a federal bailout for Detroit sure got both suppo … more →
A Bold Call To Bail Out Detroit
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Darrell Dawsey wrote 3 weeks ago: Should the federal government bail out Detroit? Detroit City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson thinks so, an … more →
Why did they choose her?
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Esoteric wrote 4 weeks ago: While doing my usual thing of watching the almost perpetually depressing evening news while eating d … more →
In Detroit, Improvement on Crime?
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Steven Gray wrote 4 weeks ago: Crime is certainly one of the biggest barriers to Detroit’s turnaround aspirations. So on Monday, th … more →
Rampant Speculation
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Darrell Dawsey wrote 4 weeks ago: I’m all for smart free-market solutions to the many problems that plague us here, but a recent … more →
