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  1. That Fox2 "story" doesn't even say the name of...

    That Fox2 "story" doesn't even say the name of the "Ferndale pharmacy" -- those links are worse than nothing.
  2. p.s. Think about it, in the outhouse days, there...

    p.s. Think about it, in the outhouse days, there was no sink out there...you had to go inside to the kitchen sink or to your bathroom basin to wash, so the two activities were separate...
  3. This is exactly it...everybody washed hands in...

    This is exactly it...everybody washed hands in the basin in their bedrooms.
    The practice of the dresser top basin died out once everybody had sinks in their bathrooms.
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    Yeah the shootings down at Booth Park in B'ham...

    Yeah the shootings down at Booth Park in B'ham are worrisome.
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    Females are routinely pegged as easy marks, it...

    Females are routinely pegged as easy marks, it comes with the territory. And yes, an assertive look can often convince the more casual predator to walk on.
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    I have to agree. Since when did any of us get to...

    I have to agree. Since when did any of us get to choose NOT to get up in the morning to go to a job?
  7. detroitbob, all those unnecessary apostrophes...

    detroitbob, all those unnecessary apostrophes make my head hurt...
  8. It appears that the site -- which is wxyz.com,...

    It appears that the site -- which is wxyz.com, not the Freep or News -- corrected it to this, which is still awkward: "She called a cab to come pick up her and her two sons."

    You do realize that...
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    Much as I loved all those movie shows, they...

    Much as I loved all those movie shows, they chopped up the films so violently...it's nice to see the uncut versions of the films on TCM ...
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    Suzspot, It's an oddly American quirk...an...

    Suzspot,

    It's an oddly American quirk...an assistant manager at McDonald's will vote Republican, hate unions and rail about taxes, and yet magical thinking means, he'll also expect the roads to...
  11. Here, there are several folks who could help in...

    Here, there are several folks who could help in this query...but the granddaughter posted her request on craigslist ...that's what I was referring to...

    The newspaper archives at the Detroit...
  12. Famous locally...her fame is long-forgotten, but...

    Famous locally...her fame is long-forgotten, but is probably buried in the archives of local newspapers.

    Craigslist or even Google will yield nothing ...
  13. It baffles me why someone would post a notice...

    It baffles me why someone would post a notice like that on Craigslist...where people post fake rental listings and look for victims to dupe [[or kill) over cel phone sales.

    Interesting story,...
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    Gov. Snyder heard about the picket line and said...

    Gov. Snyder heard about the picket line and said hey...don't leave me out...

    http://www.detnews.com/article/20110222/METRO/102220425/1361/Gov.-Snyder-to-attend-Bing’s-State-of-City-speech-tonight
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    Wrong, Detroitej72, not "most." Which is why...

    Wrong, Detroitej72, not "most." Which is why everybody still remembers what Mitch did.
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    The free press did not fire him for his crime.He...

    The free press did not fire him for his crime.He publicly apologized. Why the hostility?

    Doesn't make it right, that the FP didn't fire him. On the contrary, it's alienated people...
    Why the...
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    A management that stood behind "the working man"?...

    A management that stood behind "the working man"? The Free Press? In name only, in its editorial page.
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    Mitch has been a joke for a long time....but...

    Mitch has been a joke for a long time....but please, Elrick and Schaefer did a pretty good job on the mayor at that "faded" publication, and I continue to see numerous links here back to it. A little...
  19. Day two of the series, worth reading, especially...

    Day two of the series, worth reading, especially about what reforms would help discourage speculation:

    http://detnews.com/article/20110204/METRO01/102040358/Reforms-urged-to-deter-land-speculators
  20. Guess the NYT didn't know, that's not Gladys...

    Guess the NYT didn't know, that's not Gladys singing lead on "Don't Mess with Bill" ....
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    Market Basket north

    It's interesting how many businesses migrated north to the 'burbs, taking with them the name they used in Detroit. There's still a Market Basket in Birmingham, corner of Southfield and 14 Mile...I...
  22. That's right except, oh, the Los Angeles Daily...

    That's right except, oh, the Los Angeles Daily News -- dailynews.com ...

    Or the African-American L.A Sentinel or all the Spanish-language daily newspapers.
  23. What's hilarious is the examiner.com story that...

    What's hilarious is the examiner.com story that claims the Free Press started a $1 Monday-Wednesday paper for sale in stores and in news boxes only after the mighty DDP folded.

    The writer, an...
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    I think what this shows is that education,...

    I think what this shows is that education, considered the panacea for everything, obviously isn't. This kid is in a better place than most Detroit teens... Clearly it's a cultural problem that some...
  25. Thread: Roasting "Roast"

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    Panhandling inside a pricey restaurant is not...

    Panhandling inside a pricey restaurant is not acceptable. If vagrants are getting into Roast, they're no doubt in the restrooms as well, and these folks are not all nonviolent.

    I was in American...
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