Tag Archives: Wayne County executive

Step aside, JC

Posted on August 9, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Remember back in 2002 when the FBI raided Ed McNamara’s offices in Detroit? How could that highly publicized piece of law enforcement be connected to Sludgegate? Well, there is a thread — In 2002, Detroit’s longtime U.S. … Continue reading →

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Spiking the Super Bowl pizza

Posted on February 3, 2008 by admin

I’m no sports writer, so it was neat to think my byline would appear over a Super Bowl story. What a drag that my first-ever Super Bowl piece failed to meet the exacting publication standards of the Detroit Free Press. … Continue reading →

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