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Wishes for Detroit: 2013 Was the Year When…
Like many of you, I am a believer in the power of positive words to set the mind on a positive trajectory and to create an atmosphere...
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Dec 23, 20122 min read
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Hope is the Constant
Like many of us, I spent the last months before the election with my heart in my throat, contemplating a future without Obama: a...
Thrive Detroit
Nov 13, 20124 min read
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The People Have Spoken—Diversity Matters
Years ago my best friend and I would engage in regular, intense debate about politics. At the time I was voting for both parties but...
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Nov 12, 20122 min read
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Panhandling Is a Two-way Street
The recently-passed city ordinance addressing panhandling and begging in Detroit has been the topic of much conversation. Several city...
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Sep 15, 20122 min read
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Let’s Solve the Inequality
Inequality. It’s the word printed on placards and signs, heralded by protesters and pundits, and contemplated by educators and...
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Sep 14, 20123 min read
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Micro-enterprise opportunities: a key component in fighting poverty
When it comes to making decisions on how to eliminate poverty, a major challenge is the fact that everyone—from the constituent to the...
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Sep 3, 20123 min read
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Welcome Editorial
Inaugural issue editorial published November 2011 On several occasions I’ve been asked rhetorically; “Aren’t newspapers dying? Isn’t...
Thrive Detroit
Aug 5, 20122 min read
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The Cost of Compartmentalization
Prior to his exposure as a child rapist, I hadn’t really heard of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky or his late...
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Aug 1, 20123 min read
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Detroit and the Consent Agreement
“In a great city, City Hall must be a beacon to the people’s aspirations, not a barrier.” Tom Bradley, The Impossible Dream, 1986 As I...
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Jul 25, 20122 min read
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Can’t we all just get along?
Every election has disagreements, but this one seems to have an extraordinary number of polarizing points. Much that is vital to the...
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Jul 1, 20122 min read
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Minding the Gap
By: Delphia Simmons “Please Mind the Gap.” If you have ever ridden the London subway you’ve heard this automated phrase upon entry and...
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Jul 1, 20122 min read
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Becoming a City of Neighbors
We’ve heard many people talk about the good ole days when neighbors knew each other and looked out for each other. Some of us grew up...
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Jun 28, 20122 min read
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