Talent, Tenacity, and Teamwork:  That’s the theme of this year’s Ford Freedom Award honoring National Basketball  Association Hall of Famer Kareem

The Michigan GOP Presidential Debate – Your Money…Your Vote. Real content. No grandstanding. And very little finger pointing at each other. There was no

Michigan is in the thick of it! Oakland University is in the thick of it! In about an hour, Americans hooked on the 2012 presidential campaign will turn their

The passing of Dr. Arthur L. Johnson should not be taken lightly! Johnson was a quiet but staunch champion for justice. He spent the bulk of his outstanding

If Berry Gordy, Jr. was the creative genius who created Motown, then his big sister, Esther Gordy Edwards was the glue that for decades held the music empire

The November 2012 general election for President is more than 14 months away!  Anyone who makes serious predictions about the outcome of that race this far in

Observations from Mackinac…

I honestly can’t remember the year I attended my first Mackinac Conference but here’s a hint of the time period: Dan Murphy was

Funeral services were held Friday morning for business mogul Don Barden. He influenced many lives in Detroit and across the country. His legacy is the

Give Governor Rick Snyder an “8” on his first State of the State speech. He’s not a silver tongued orator, but he got his message across in an effective

When Governor Rick Snyder delivers his first State of the State speech tonight, it will have added significance for me.

Forget whatever rumors you may have heard about “Detroit 1-8-7.” It’s worth watching! The new homicide-related TV series will begin airing on WXYZ/Channel 7 on

It’s that time again, the 31st season for the world’s largest free jazz fest. Yes, take note of Labor Day weekend in downtown Detroit. What better place to be?

It was with great disappointment that I watched the video of a LeBron James jersey being burned on WEWS, our sister TV station on the other side of Lake Erie.

Once again, the historic Grand Hotel has served as the scenic backdrop for the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual meeting with many of Michigan’s most powerful

Many years ago, my best journalism professor stood before our reporting and writing class at Columbia University and said, "Reporting begins with what you know