The following is an email I sent in response to one of my oldest and closest friends with whom I disagree strongly about Obama and his achievements. As a staunch leftist progressive, my friend argued that he is beginning to believe Obama’s best...
Topics: 1, President Barack Obama

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So according to a rather interesting column in last week’s Detroit Free Press written by Rochelle Riley, it seems at least half of our incoming City Council members either already have their gun permits and are packing heat, or they are in the...
Topics: Detroit City Council, Detroit Issues, Detroit politics, urban issues

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I think Gary Brown said it best a few nights before receiving enough votes to become Detroit City Council’s President Pro Tem when he said, “I think our city council should be the most boring but effective city council this city has ever...
Topics: 1, Charles Pugh, Dave Bing, Detroit City Council, Gary Brown

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This one made me have to stop and think for a bit. You know how hard I tried to get some funk up in here, but then I said naw, lemme be good and do the thing right.Besides, what could ever be more inspirational than Stevie Wonder’s Higher...
Topics: 1, Curtis Mayfield, Old School Friday, Red Hot Chilie Peppers, Stevie Wonder

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I say let ‘em strip.It’s been about a month since I saw any stories in the papers about the latest moral indignation uprising against strip clubs in Detroit, but last I heard the City Council was supposed to be debating whether or not to...
Topics: Detroit Businesses, Detroit Issues, Detroit politics, strip clubs, urban issues

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