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February 2, 2014
From the Detroit Free Press: Super routine of the NFL's Mr. Nice Guy
Super routine of the NFL's Mr. Nice Guy
NEW YORK Here is how the day will go. Peyton Manning will wake up in his hotel room. Bluebirds will circle his head. They will sing.
He will walk down the hallway and knock on doors. "Come on, sleepyheads," he will coo to his teammates. "Today's the Super Bowl."
Along the way, an elevator will open and a young couple will struggle with their luggage. Peyton will carry it to their room.
"Nice kids," he will note.
He will refuse a tip.
January 30, 2014
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January 19, 2014
From the Detroit Free Press: At 103, she still was teaching us things
At 103, she still was teaching us things
She was born just a few years after the Wright brothers invented the airplane. She was a baby when the Titanic sailed in 1912. She was a schoolgirl during World War I and a grown woman by the time the stock market crashed in 1929.
Her husband fought in a segregated Army during World War II; when he came back, he worked two jobs to buy her a house in Detroit.
She lived in that house for nearly 60 years.
And when she was 101 years old, she was thrown out into the street.
January 15, 2014
From the Detroit Free Press: Caldwell, we are waiting to be wowed
He'll be the Lions' first African-American head coach in a city that is largely African American, and Tony Dungy, a really good guy, called on his behalf, and he has been to the big game several times. But beyond that, there is not much to excite fans over the hiring of Jim Caldwell.
And, with due respect, for now, there shouldn't be.
From the Detroit Free Press: Anniversary of Haiti quake sad reminder
Four years ago today, the earth shook in Haiti. It lasted less than a minute. By the time the trembling stopped, death had already begun.
Many were killed instantly, by collapsed buildings, oncoming cars, falling pipes, girders, walls. Others died in the days that followed, bleeding out, missing limbs. Some died while being carried to makeshift hospitals. Others died on blankets or old mattresses while awaiting treatment.
January 14, 2014
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January 10, 2014
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