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Thrive Detroit
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My Parade
Some years ago, I read a headline that made me smile: “Detroit Wins—America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Named No. 1 in America.” It had been
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Thrive Detroit
Dec 30, 20244 min read
A Tale of Bell
“I do daywork” is what I remember hearing her say. It would be a few years before I knew what that was and more than a few decades before I
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Thrive Detroit
Nov 7, 20245 min read
Journey to Gray
I spotted the first gray hairs on my head when I was still in high school. They refused to go unnoticed, standing out in texture as well as
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Diana Creel Elarde
Oct 7, 20243 min read
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
The news the other day featured a picture that had been captured of a galaxy far, far, far away that looked like a huge question mark. I’m s
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Laurie Fundukian
Oct 7, 20244 min read
Book Review: True Gretch by Gretchen Whitmer
This September, with construction all around metro Detroit and the election looming, it was a good time for me to read Governor Gretchen Whi
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Delphia Simmons
Sep 12, 20246 min read
Take Me to the Water
My childhood in the South didn't include “the talk” about being pulled over, but instead about being pulled under.
Hot summer days made swi
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Allison Wei
Aug 27, 20247 min read
Hawk this way: How street newspapers are leaving their mark in Michigan
Ann Arbor — A panhandler on the sidewalk. Someone holding a sign at an intersection. This is probably what comes to mind when thinking of so
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Delphia Simmons
Aug 14, 20243 min read
Seeing the Moment
Looking back on random moments can add new perspectives. I recently ran across something I wrote five years ago. I could never have predicte
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Delphia Simmons
Jun 28, 20244 min read
More Powerful Than We Know
With every season of life and every level of growth, it seems a reconciliation of our understanding and use of power is required.
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Delphia Simmons
May 19, 20243 min read
What We Do
I have always loved the movie It’s a Wonderful Life; the title, Jimmy Stewart’s acting, and especially the overall message which has stuck w
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Laurie Fundukian
Apr 15, 20243 min read
Book Review: Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
Kiley Reid, author of the sensation Such a Fun Age from a few years ago, is back with her new novel, Come and Get It. She is definitely on t
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Delphia Simmons
Mar 19, 20244 min read
Here We Are Again
Back when vinyl records were the way to listen to music, nothing was worse than a scratched record or album. The needle would get stuck in a
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Thrive Detroit
Feb 28, 20244 min read
Hoarding: My Way
Now that I’m in my sixth decade of life, I can admit to my unique habit of hoarding. Except for a couple of things, I finally stopped in my
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Thrive Detroit
Feb 2, 20244 min read
Seeing AI
I've been a lover of books ever since first learning to read. Growing up, my favorite places were school and the public libraries.
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Laurie Fundukian
Jan 29, 20243 min read
Book Review: Tom Lake, A Novel by Ann Patchett
Tom Lake, Ann Patchett’s latest novel (out last year) has a lovely Michigan connection, along with nods to Chekov and Thornton Wilder.
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Diana Creel Elarde
Jan 8, 20244 min read
Silently Adrift
My daughter and I are in a rift right now. Actually, as it has carried on for nearly three years, perhaps rift is too mild of a word. Broken
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