Almost missed this one...it is nearly at the end of the article.


"They embody what we look for in a Detroit citizen: selflessness, compassion, sense of duty and resilience."


There you go. James Tate serves up what it means to be worthy of a Spirit of Detroit award.


Seems the City Council has been ignoring another of their responsibilities: giving out these awards. Heck, I know 3 dozen people who should have one, at least!

Either that, or they are very discriminatory who they dole them out to...and I mean that in the most criminal way.



But the article is a nice plea for $10k...to help four graduates of Catherine Ferguson Academy to go to South Africa to teach kids how to garden.


I'd like equal time in the Free Press. I also know at least three dozen people and at least four groups who could use that sort of investment here in town...for the exact same purpose. A few of them are mentioned in the article!

[[indeed, reading into the first paragraph, I thought this story was about an entirely different project nearby)