April 2010
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This just continues to get even more ridiculous...
— from the Detroit News (4/27/10)
Local pastor meets with NBC about ‘Dateline’ story META MEREDAY Special to The Detroit News
New York —A Detroit pastor and NBC officials emerged from a meeting Monday saying a dialogue has begun over the recent portrayal of Detroit by the program “Dateline.”
The Rev. Horace Sheffield of New Galilee Baptist Church and his...
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A thought on MI Dems and their quest for...
Upon reading Nolan Finley’s column this past weekend in the Detroit News, I couldn’t help but become a bit irritated with the topic being discussed. Finley, of course, was talking about the upcoming gubernatorial election this fall here in Michigan; no doubt a crucial election for the state at a pivotal time where economic recovery and sustainability will be key to a successful turnaround.
In...
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A thought on those crying foul about NBC’s...
To be perfectly honest, I am a bit shocked at how much press this special has gotten after the fact, considering it was really nothing new or groundbreaking in terms of covering the city’s continuing decay and despair. But then again, I suppose that is the very reason that there have been so many in the media, at least around Metro Detroit, that have been quick to argue the Dateline special cast...
Update on Dateline Detroit special
TIME’s Detroit Blog did a nice job gathering all of the various online reactions to the Dateline special that aired this past Sunday on NBC. There seems to be stark contrasts in reactions from local metro Detroiters to the special.
The Detroit Free Press ran a story asking people to sound off on why they love Detroit and received numerous heartfelt, witty and nostalgic responses while The...
WatchAiring this Sunday on NBC at 7pm is a Dateline special called “America Now.” It focuses on the current state of Detroit through interviews with residents and community leaders. Chris Hansen, a native Detroiter and former reporter for WDIV Local 4 in the early 1990s, covers the story.
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Lafayette
I had to take another stab at writing some creative non-fiction in my English class. This time around, we were instructed to choose an artifact, be it a place, thing, person, conversation, etc, but it had to be something that we had little to no real previous knowledge of and we then had to create a narrative around it. We also had to address the moral and ethical aspects of creating a...
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A thought on Detroit in 2020
On Sunday (4/4/10) the Detroit Free Press featured an awesome editorial spread that highlighted all of the major proposals and plans that have been discussed for the city over the past few months. It seems that people are finally getting serious about rebuilding and while it may seem like a far-fetched pipe dream to some, the vision for a vibrant Detroit in little more than just ten years...