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May 21, 2015

From the Detroit Free Press: Babcock's exit from Wings about money and time

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It was too good a deal for Babcock to pass up, and too rich a deal for the Wings to match


In sports, as you know, when they say it's not about the money, it's always about the money. Mike Babcock never said it wasn't about the money. Good thing, too. Because when you're talking about $50 million over eight years for a hockey coach — which is what Babcock apparently just accepted from Toronto to leave Detroit — money is certainly the story.


But, in this case, so was time.


And both are why Babcock is gone.


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May 20, 2015

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May 10, 2015

From the Detroit Free Press: For Rick Mahorn and mom, a cap is never too late

The tassels hung from the top of her bedroom lamp. Four of them belonged to her children. One of them was hers.


Alice Faye Mahorn dropped out of high school when she was 16 to give birth to a son. Three more children kept her from returning. But she vowed she would earn her diploma before any of her kids got theirs.


And so this single mother in Hartford, Conn., cleaned houses to support her family and went to night school classes after making the kids dinner. She did this for years, whenever she could clear the time.


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May 9, 2015

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My nephew Jesse and I have made a documentary about the civil rights hero Judge Damon J. Keith. The world premiere is in Detroit on 6/17 at



'Walk with Me' - the new documentary about the legendary federal judge and civil rights hero Damon Keith - world premiere 6/17 at . Tickets are $25 and will benefit . Will be followed by a talkback with Damon Keith, director Jesse Nesser and executive producer
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There's no way we can ever really thank our mother for all she does for us. Nevertheless, we can make this a habit. I'm sharing this letter from my Year 5 student. We all owe our mothers a message like this.
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May 5, 2015

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I invite teachers to share their classroom stories at mitchalbom.com/teachers. Wanted to share one since it's teacher appreciation week. #ThankATeacher

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May 4, 2015

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May 1, 2015

From the Detroit Free Press: Lions address need, add 2 O-linemen on draft night

Well, it wasn't boring.


First the Lions traded the No. 23 pick for a guy they once cut. NFL teams rarely trade to get players back, but when they do, it's usually because they hated letting them go.


Manny Ramirez wasn't that guy.


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