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From the Detroit Free Press: Kids fight - and the teacher gets tossed?

Two teens were beating up on each other. It looked like a barroom brawl. Their bodies hurled around the room. Furniture flew. Onlookers screamed.

Except this wasn't a barroom. It was a classroom. At Detroit's Pershing High School. And the first responder was, naturally, the teacher, a 5-foot-2 English instructor named Tiffani Eaton.

She did what she was supposed to do. She screamed at them to stop. She radioed for security. No one came because the radio given to her was broken. The teens tumbled to the floor now, one punching the head of the other.

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From the Detroit Free Press: Hey, Lions, what about the defense?

Well, Calvin Johnson should be happy.

With defenses moving his way every time the ball is snapped, Johnson now has hopes they will look someplace else - toward the newest Lion, tight end Eric Ebron, the team's first-round pick in Thursday's NFL draft.

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From the Detroit Free Press: NFL draft insanity ends today, starts tomorrow

Tonight is the NFL draft, which makes a lot of people happy. Including me. Because that means we can stop talking about it.

Now before you dash off angry tweets, I have no problem with coverage of the draft, analysis of the draft or even fascination with the draft - AFTER it happens.

But the buildup is out of control.

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Facebook: It’s Teacher Appreciation Day! Many of you know that I was lucky enough to share...

It’s Teacher Appreciation Day! Many of you know that I was lucky enough to share a special relationship with a wonderful teacher, Morrie Schwartz, that literally changed my life. Let’s salute the educators out there who sacrifice long days, nights and weekends to help shape our future generations. Along my travels I have been extremely flattered and humbled to hear that there are schools using my books as teaching tools, especially Tuesdays with Morrie. Morrie would have been thrilled. I dedicated a section of my website to sharing these classroom stories—add your own or read the testimonials at http://mitchalbom.com/teachers

Facebook: can you name the book this quote is from?

can you name the book this quote is from?

From the Detroit Free Press: Sterling case proves no words are private

Now that Donald Sterling has been banned, fined and condemned - the proper, if ugly, conclusion, in my mind - we should discuss how it happened. Most of us don't need to worry about angry mistresses, Department of Justice investigations, discrimination lawsuits and a history of bigoted comments.

But all of us need to worry about privacy.

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From the Detroit Free Press: A big step to heal league

NBA punishes Donald Sterling

A big step to heal league

Commish makes effort to erase embarrassment

Punishment fits crime, but why get to this?

Sterling's penalties

NBA commissioner Adam Silver disciplined Clippers owner Donald Sterling for making racist statements in a recorded conversation:

A lifetime ban from any association with the NBA or the Clippers.

A $2.5 million fine (maximum allowable under NBA's constitution).

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From the Detroit Free Press: NBA's punishment fits Donald Sterling's crime, but why did it get to this?

"We stand together in condemning Mr. Sterling's views. They simply have no place in the NBA."

Adam Silver, NBA commissioner

Donald Sterling allegedly said black people smell and Mexicans only drink and smoke, and Asian women know how to provide sex the right way. You could have read a magazine five years ago that made these claims.

You could have studied legal documents nine years ago charging Sterling with refusing to rent to black tenants.

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Facebook: In case you missed it, here's the video clip from yesterday's interview with Jan...

In case you missed it, here's the video clip from yesterday's interview with

Mitch Albom on life, charity and God - "Sunday Morning"
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