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March 9, 2014
From the Detroit Free Press: The end of an ice age
"It's not that the tank is completely empty, it just doesn't have enough to carry me through every day at the high level where I want to play at. ..."
Nicklas Lidstrom
The end of an ice age
Lidstrom's decision to leave the wings proves he was a rarity in Detroit sports
The Ice Man melteth.
It took 20 seasons, but those steel blue eyes began to water. The voice quivered. He was out of his element, wearing a suit, not a sweater, in front of a news conference, not a raucous arena, with notes in his hand, not a stick.
And he was saying good-bye.
March 7, 2014
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From the Detroit Free Press: Yellow flag now ablack-white issue
Mitch Albom examines the NFL's debate of penalties for N-word
Yellow flag now a
black-white issue
It's not my word.
I don't like it. I don't use it.
To me, the N-word is a hateful slur based on a person's skin color. Yet because my skin is also a certain color, I am told I cannot criticize its usage.
It's not my word.
But sooner or later, everyone, black and white, will stop saying it in public. This is inevitable. It's called evolving. One day, we will look back on the current debate and shake our heads.
March 6, 2014
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From the Detroit Free Press: Yellow flag now a black-white issue
It's not my word.
I don't like it. I don't use it.
To me, the N-word is a hateful slur based on a person's skin color. Yet because my skin is also a certain color, I am told I cannot criticize its usage.
It's not my word.
But sooner or later, everyone, black and white, will stop saying it in public. This is inevitable. It's called evolving. One day, we will look back on the current debate and shake our heads.
Meanwhile, that debate now centers on whether the NFL should start penalizing teams 15 yards for a player's use of the N-word on the field.
March 4, 2014
March 3, 2014
The Latest From MitchAlbom.com: From Detroit to Lakeland: ‘Ernie’ Hits the Road
Mitch Albom’s play ‘Ernie’ is leaving Michigan this year for a special, limited run at the historic Polk Theatre in Lakeland, FL. Lakeland is home to spring training for the Detroit Tigers, and has been for the last 78 years. It’s fitting, then, that the second legendary home for the Tigers is also home this spring for another Tigers legend.
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February 26, 2014
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