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Public interest or bunk?

Posted on April 13, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Odd bit of irony in the Sunday, April 12, 2009 Detroit Free Press article. The latest sport is skewering Detroit 36th District Judge Ruth Carter for caustic comments she made in text messages she sent on a … Continue reading →

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Chump again

Posted on April 10, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell I felt like a chump when I found out a friend was telemarketed by the Free Press and wound up paying half what I’m shelling out for the new threely home delivery and fourly e-mail set-up that … Continue reading →

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JOTR to judge: Appoint prosecutor in A/C

Posted on April 8, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The twists and turns in the case of onetime Alaska Senator Ted Stevens must be mind-boggling to Washingtonians. But the outcome there might also turn some heads in Detroit, if a federal judge here chose to do … Continue reading →

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Impeach Monica? A half measure

Posted on April 6, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell On one page of the Detroit Free Press for Sunday, April 5, 2009, Freep editorial editor Steve  Henderson called for Detroit’s City Council to oust its president, Monica Conyers. On the opposite page, Detroit News editorial editor … Continue reading →

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Turning customers into chumps

Posted on April 5, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell In a previous blog, I reported my difficulties subscribing to the new “threely” Detroit Free Press. Busy phone line. Dysfunctional computer sign-up. Finally, I got through Monday afternoon on March 30, 2009 and agreed to have my … Continue reading →

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Riverside Park – city still mum

Posted on April 3, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell What am I to think? On January 27, 2009, I asked Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrel’s spokespeople to tell me, yes or no, whether the city is dealing with Ambassador Bridge owner Manual “Matty’ Moroun to sell the … Continue reading →

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I want my Free Press!

Posted on March 30, 2009 by hro50ta1

Update 7:40 one more time. I called 313-222-6500 and learned that the Free Press circulation person I talked to on Monday had it wrong. My Free Press will not automatically be e-mailed to me. Instead, for now I can log … Continue reading →

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Historic day — no Free Press

Posted on March 30, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Instead of the usual stack of Detroit Free Press atop New York Times, only a Times in a blue plastic sleeve greeted me at the mailbox this morning. So the Free Press really did go threely. I’ll … Continue reading →

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The bomb under Matty’s bridge

Posted on March 29, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Stamper downplayed more specific concerns about the Ambassador bridge: that a fuel station near the bridge might be a hazard, for instance — saying it doesn’t pose a risk now and is being moved anyway, further away … Continue reading →

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Please don’t look at these pictures!

Posted on March 27, 2009 by hro50ta1

Here at joelontheroad.com, we believe wholeheartedly in recycling. To prove it, we’re re-running the September 22, 2008 JOTR story about my run-in with one of Matty Moroun’s shotgun-totin’ goons. By Joel Thurtell Matty Moroun doesn’t want you to see these … Continue reading →

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