Tag Archives: Plymouth

Margaret Dunning: Still cruisin’

Posted on November 16, 2011 by hro50ta1

Five years ago, I rode around Plymouth in Margaret Dunning’s classic Cadillac for a Detroit Free Press story. Then, Margaret Dunning was 96 years old. I remember being thrilled as she turned the big Caddy north onto Sheldon and, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in history, People | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The new deep pockets

Posted on January 2, 2009 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Time was when government officials would whine that citizens’ lawsuits were busting their budgets, that litigants were aiming at the perceived money-lined deep pockets of governments. Now it’s the governments, strapped for cash in a lousy economy … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad government | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Joel on the road — but the roadmap has changed

Posted on August 7, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell I’m on vacation, folks. Pecking away at my laptop in a Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario motel. It’s August 2, and I have fresh columns through August 6. Oh-oh. I promised I’d post something new every day. Many … Continue reading →

Posted in Beginnings, Bloggery, future of newspapers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wayne County Circuit Court file room: Closed till further

Posted on July 26, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] Imagine the most populous county in Michigan with nearly 2 million people, more than 768,000 households and nearly 35,000 businesses located on 2,000 square miles. Now imagine that county closing its court files to the public. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad government | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Rumor has it

Posted on April 24, 2008 by admin

On February 29, 2008, I spoke to about 200 people at a luncheon given by the Women’s Resource Center at Schoolcraft College in Livonia Michigan. My topic was that fading white pile on the main square of Plymouth, Mich. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in history, People, Places | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments