Author Archives: hro50ta1

“Cathedral of finance”

Posted on March 26, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell In the wee hours of Tuesday, February 14, 1933, Michigan’s new Democratic Governor William Comstock emerged from the posh Detroit Club after a long meeting of Detroit financiers and Lansing and Washington treasury bigshots. He turned right … Continue reading →

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Outsourcing the Yak

Posted on March 25, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell When the staffers who produced the long-running and beloved Yak feature retired last year from the Detroit Free Press, the bosses decided not to let the award-winning employees’ departure get them down. Why rely on workers with … Continue reading →

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Book for sale: Up the Rouge!

Posted on March 22, 2009 by hro50ta1

Up the Rouge! Paddling Detroit’s Hidden River, by Joel Thurtell and Patricia Beck, can be ordered at www.uptherouge.com.

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Banking and the perpetual screw job

Posted on March 18, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell It’s terrible that execs of broke A.I.G. gave themselves $165 million in bonuses, tapped from public bailout money. And yes, it’s outragaeous that top dogs from failed Countrywide bank whose profiteering in sub-prime mortgages helped bring on … Continue reading →

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Book signings and book events

Posted on March 17, 2009 by hro50ta1

The book by Joel Thurtell and Patricia Beck, “Up the Rouge! Paddling Detroit’s Hidden River”, will be for sale at the following events: April 1, 9 a.m., interview by Lisa Minnini on her Internet talk show, Navigating Change, at www.blogtalkradio.com/navigating_change … Continue reading →

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Not just my opinion

Posted on March 13, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Over dinner, an old friend who’s a journalist quizzed me about the case of David Ashenfelter, the Detroit Free Press reporter ordered by a judge to reveal the U.S. Department of Justice sources for his story that … Continue reading →

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Banks and the perpetual screw job

Posted on March 6, 2009 by hro50ta1

This business of bankers screwing up the economy and then turning a profit off others’ misery is an old story. For my latest banking post, check my new site.

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JOTR to judge: Tell Dave to stick it

Posted on March 4, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell All through the Kwame thing, we heard this drumbeat from the Detroit Free Press: This newspaper represents the public interest.  We need this or that record so we can better represent the public. We need judges to … Continue reading →

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Banks and “stress test” = bunkum

Posted on February 28, 2009 by hro50ta1

I don’t believe special “stress tests” are needed to show up the weak banks. Basic accounting will do. See my new post at www.howtostopabankrun.com. “How To Stop A bank Run: is my latest book project.

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Reporting on investigative reporting

Posted on February 25, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell I’m not sure what category to put this in — investigative reporter investigates investigative reporter? But I know powerful writing when I read it. Powerful writing propelled by hard-nosed detective work. That’s what Curt Guyette of MetroTimes … Continue reading →

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