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Vicki McClure Davidson | February 6, 2012

  I’m going to put aside my cynicism for a change and say I thought this was one of the more moving commercials aired during yesterday’s Super Bowl game. Let’s forget about the government bailouts, the decay of Detroit for a minute, and just hone in on the message from veteran actor Clint Eastwood. “Because [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | November 18, 2011

  The once-great, once-prosperous city of Detroit has been in ruins for decades — it looks like it will be running out of money (again) in just a few weeks. Thousands of workers may be laid off soon after Thanksgiving. This also means no People Mover, no government paychecks, no hopenchange for Detroit. A very [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | October 12, 2011

  With nearly 300 witnesses and burns on the delicate regions of his body from his malfunctioning underwear bomb, I’m honestly surprised that Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab didn’t choose to further waste people’s time and stick it to the infidels (i.e., American taxpayers) with this ludicrous trial. Reported just a few minutes ago [...]

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