Meet The Press And Tim Russert Connect The Sniper Shootings With Hip-Hop and The 5 Percent Nation Of Islam I sat in rapt attention last Sunday morning as I saw...
Former President Bill Clinton roused a Detroit crowd to vote next Tuesday, as he pumped up state Democrats on Friday with his second personal appearance since...
Age group 18-25 has dismal turnout at polls. The students at Birmingham Covington School tear into election issues like a bag of Halloween candy. As surrogate...
The number of fires in Detroit suring the Halloween period plummeted to a historic low while the number of volunteers soared, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick said...
Detroit's chief financial officer said Thursday the city plans to hire its second-choice firm to collect millions of dollars in past-due water and tax bills,...
It's hard to believe that, at 37, Jam Master Jay was already a legendary music pioneer as part of the groundbreaking Run-DMC trio. With its brash style,...
Race-baiting isn't working. The campaigns supporting both Dick Posthumus and Jennifer Granholm have stretched the truth about their opponents. So have...
The number of registered Detroit voters may exceed the number of adults eligible to vote in the Nov. 5 election. Detroit isn't the only city with massive...
After businessman Lou Peppo met the woman he'd later marry, he took her to the Motor Bar in Detroit's old Book Cadillac Hotel. He knew they'd be showered with...
Intriguing questions will be answered next Tuesday when Michigan voters go to the polls, and some of the responses may not be quite what you expect. For...
If Proposal 4 passes Tuesday, it will leave a $270 million hole in the state's annual budget. The number is based on an analysis by the state Senate Fiscal...
Ford Field, the $500 million stadium complex for the Detroit Lions, will open its doors next week to diners and shoppers and for daily public tours. The...
Detroit and the suburbs must stop fighting for control of the region's water supply and instead solve a much bigger regional riddle: how to pay for billions of...
The small news item caught my eye because it mentioned students and voting rights. After reading it, I felt buoyed about Tuesday's election. Apparently,...
Why are African American people, in my opinion, constantly labeling incidents, actions or wealth with race? We as a family of Black America take great offense...
The Democrats should have an easy time winning control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in next week's election. Recession is deepening,...
Undaunted by the negative tone of many campaigns, Raymond Smith will be among the predicted 3.4 million Michiganians exercising their voting right Tuesday. ...
The U.S. census made official last year what most of us already knew -- Metro Detroit is the nation's most segregated area. And while many people, regardless...
I just don't understand it. We adults work so hard to foster an appreciation for democracy in our children. We hold scintillating debates about the future of...
Attack ads, confusion disturb focus groups November 4, 2002 BY JOHN X. MILLER FREE PRESS COLUMNIST The Free Press held two focus groups last week to try to get...
Street that inspired film is Detroit-tough -- and so are its people One of metro Detroit's longest, busiest, funkiest, most infamous streets is about to go...
I didn't expect the Friends of the Book-Cadillac Hotel to be thrilled by news that the historic hotel might be renovated soon. But that was because I really...
Let me break with the civic-minded do-gooders and their Election Day platitudes. Like "Every vote counts." Or "If you don't vote, don't complain." And "It...
There is nothing more difficult about being a black Republican than trying to figure out why more black Americans aren't Republicans, too. Indeed, given the...
What are the results of school reform in Detroit? A recent poll asked residents that question, and more than 50 percent didn't know, or said nothing had come ...
A boisterous crowd cheered former President Clinton during a Democratic get-out-the-vote rally Friday at a local church. Clinton, who carried the state and the...
He lived below the poverty line. Grew fascinated with the borderline. Walked the mean sidewalks of Eight Mile Road, came to love it, made a film about it. ...
Only your vote can send the message that negative campaigning doesn't work. A few months ago, given all that's at stake and the sweeping changes in store for...
Christmas decorations have been on the shelves at my local Meijer store since around Labor Day, so I don't feel guilty about offering a few post-election...
