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John Auchter/For Michigan PublicRock was born and raised in Michigan, a credential he has often burnished (especially when selling concert tickets here). But as demonstrated in the video he posted this past week on social media with a U.S. military helicopter hovering near his hilltop home, he has chosen to live in Tennessee. So I'll be very happy to have him be associated with Tennessee, not Michigan, from this point forward. -
When we get schooled at something, we may feel humbled by the experience; but when we win something, we may also say we feel humbled by the experience.
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The word "pants" has oodles of good linguistic stories to tell, and that’s no pile of pants. -
The firing of the University of Michigan football coach was very much a developing story as I came up to my deadline, so I didn't want to try to speak to the particulars of the Sherrone Moore case. But I do feel like I'm on solid ground in asking the question: What the #@&*% is wrong with college football coaches? -
It's a time of year when many of us are cooking and eating big meals together which may involve fried food and "small fry."
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I hate to be cynical. But sometimes there are pretty good reasons. Unfortunately, in these United States of America, efforts to resolve the gun violence epidemic offers one of those pretty good reasons. -
Now that we can "download" some "mashups," we should talk about how these words have changed over time.
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I'm thankful that there are elected officials, leaders, and everyday people who continue to try to do the right thing. They are out there speaking truth to power at a time when it seems like it has never been more difficult to do so. -
Clean air and water are public goods. A national defense is a public good. Our communication airwaves are a public good. And so, as the term would imply, is public education. That we should all have access to these things whether we are affiliated with a political party or not is self-evident. What is not as obvious is that we need to make special efforts to ensure this is the case. -
As we merrily roll along, we might be moving and shaking, with maybe some shaping in there too.
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The MAGA crowd in general has long been suspicious of Michigan's large Arab-American population, Dearborn in particular with its Arab-American majority and mayor. Some even like to go there and try to pick fights, as happened earlier this week. -
We will share some fun linguistic facts about lickety-split, lickety-split.
