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    • OPINION |
    • Columnists
    • May. 24, 2013

    Red Wings have Hawks on ropes, and on brink of elimination

    There was the Red Wings’ Henrik Zetterberg, casually holding the hockey stick of his captain counterpart, Chicago’s Jonathan Toews. And Zetterberg simply refused to let go, even after the whistle blew and the referee skated in to separate the two players.

    • May. 24, 2013
    • OPINION
    • Columnists

    Wings one win away from once-implausible feat

    This is being decided in the toughest areas of the ice, in front of the net, in their relentlessly grinding effort. And make no mistake about this — it’s also being decided in the head.

    • May. 24, 2013
    • OPINION
    • Columnists

    Dallas five-star center Elijah Thomas builds relationship with Michigan

    The evidence of Michigan’s elevated profile on the college basketball scene continues to manifest itself on the recruiting trail. The latest example of this is the Wolverines’ sudden strong presence in the recruitment of Thomas.

    • May. 24, 2013
    • OPINION
    • Columnists

    Red Wings leave Blackhawks gasping, grasping

    How does Jonathan Toews, leader of the best team in hockey, explain the Blackhawks being shut out for the first time in 57 games and a once-magical season suddenly coming within 60 minutes of disappearing?

    • May. 24, 2013
    • OPINION
    • Columnists

    MSU goes down to the wire with four-star Ohio safety Darius West

    Lima (Ohio) Central Catholic four-star safety Darius West is scheduled to make his commitment next Thursday and named a top four of Michigan State, Kentucky, Louisville and Wisconsin.

    • May. 24, 2013
    • OPINION
    • Columnists

    Red Wings match Blackhawks hit-for-hit to take command

    There was much talk before this game, including from coach Joel Quenneville, that the first 10 minutes would be important, especially for the Blackhawks. But the Red Wings were with them every step of the way.

  1. Review: 'Furious 6' is dragged down by lousy lines and lazy characters

    'Fast & Furious 6' is spectacular junk. Which is to say it is both spectacular and relentlessly dumb.

    • May. 24, 2013
    • OPINION
    • Columnists

    Prepare yourselves — road construction set to crisscross Wayne County

    Get ready, Wayne County, because there's a heaping helping of road construction headed your way this summer season.

  2. Trim spring flowering shrubs after they've bloomed

    If your lilac did not explode in color this spring, and you are sure it's getting enough sun and has not been over-fertilized, it may be in need of a haircut.

  3. Retired auto worker uses car seats to create unique furniture

    Ernest McClenney of Macomb Township would like to offer you what could very well be the best seat in the house (or office).

  4. Lots of ways to level uneven concrete

    Over the past 30 years, I've always received questions about fixing uneven concrete walkways or driveways.

  5. Sergio Garcia 'chicken' gaffe reveals our thin skin

    Given the events of the last week, I'm not sure it's permissible for me to make this admission.

  6. Couple faces Parkinson's with humor and resolve

    Whenever I watch correspondent Bill Geist on CBS 'Sunday Morning,' I see traces of my mother. Same thing with Muhammad Ali. His rhythmic hand shaking and the poker face really hit home. And when Michael J. Fox is low on meds, he just nails her.

    • 8:22 AM, May. 24, 2013
    • BUSINESS

    Detroit still fails to keep residents

    The exodus from Detroit continues, the Census Bureau says, more feet-on-the-ground evidence that the city's chronic mismanagement is perpetuating a problem years in the making.

    • 6:17 PM, May. 23, 2013
    • OPINION
    • Columnists

    Prisoner Re-Entry an investment in public safety

    Prisons, and the nearly $2 billion we spend on them every year, are rarely a popular budget line item. Nonetheless, Michigan allocates over 25 percent of its ...

    • 7:19 PM, May. 23, 2013
    • LIFESTYLE

    Wedding thank-you note fails to deliver intended message

    Dear Abby: My husband and I attended the wedding of the son of some old friends in another state. Rather than buy the young couple a gift, we instead gave them ...

  7. Asthma meds tied to high blood pressure?

    Dear Dr. Roach: I use Advair every day, two times a day, and I now have high blood pressure. I have heard there is a connection between the two.

  8. Despite hybrids, batteries, fuel cells, conventional engines win long-term

    'Calm down, dear' became a catch-phrase in Britain linked with a TV ad, and maybe the world's automotive manufacturers could take the notion on board as they ...

    • May. 23, 2013
    • OPINION
    • Columnists

    Justin Verlander can't be the Tigers' ace all the time

    Count a certain white-haired scribe among those who sometimes fail to acknowledge Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is one of us. Because he spins no-hitters and ...

    • 12:08 PM, May. 23, 2013
    • BUSINESS

    Rationale behind Beaumont-Henry Ford merger still alive

    Metro Detroit's mega-hospital merger may be dead, but the forces that pushed Beaumont Health Systems into the arms of its larger rival, Henry Ford, are very ...

    • 4:46 PM, May. 23, 2013
    • AUTOS
    • DRIVE

    Drop top season: 12 great summer convertibles for under 35K

    There are good cars and not-so-good cars, but there is no such thing as a bad convertible on a sunny day. I know this because I have driven the Chrysler 200 ...

    • May. 23, 2013
    • OPINION
    • Columnists

    ‘Not in Ohio’ football just a fun part of the Michigan-OSU rivalry

    When I was growing up, Michigan football was looked at as old, stodgy, boring and unimaginative. It was a winning program, but one that could not laugh about ...

    • May. 23, 2013
    • OPINION
    • Columnists

    Lions need Ndamukong Suh, Nick Fairley at front of line as leaders

    Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley were the first to line up — Fairley won, barely — but Washburn immediately called for a rematch, asking the rest of the group ...

    • 4:21 PM, May. 22, 2013
    • LIFESTYLE
    • FOOD

    Home-cooked tomatoes sweet as home-grown

    If you're like me, you're counting the days until the first red, ripe tomato appears in the garden or at the farmer's market.

    • May. 23, 2013
    • OPINION
    • Columnists

    The time is now for Red Wings; goalie Jimmy Howard could hold key

    Now we find out how tight and real it is, how frustrated the Blackhawks truly are, how much higher Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk and Jimmy Howard can raise ...

    • May. 23, 2013
    • OPINION
    • Columnists

    Missing the High Life

    At 4:54 p.m., I finished my Miller High Life. Then I walked a tenth of a mile to the Farmington police station and blew into a plastic tube.

  9. Taxpayers to get bill for Pontiac school mess

    The meltdown of the Pontiac School district is about to show up on the tax bills of property owners in several Oakland County communities.

    • May. 23, 2013
    • OPINION
    • Columnists

    Red Wings must rev up power play to seize series stranglehold

    They generate scoring chances against a penalty kill that is perfect, 29-for-29 in the playoffs. But they must convert. It is a crucial issue in Game 4

    • 12:10 AM, May. 23, 2013
    • LIFESTYLE

    Money spent to keep kids from smoking is no bribe

    Dear Abby: I was surprised to see you equate a concerned grandmother's creative solution to smoking with bribery in your Feb. 14 column. The word 'bribe' has a ...

  10. Cirrhosis of the liver cannot be reversed

    Dear Dr. Roach: Could you please explain why alcoholics get distended abdomens, and would the disorder reverse itself if someone quit drinking?

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