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Detroit's Elderly Dying Before Their Time
Rochelle Riley writes in her Detroit Free Press column that the city’s aging population is dying before their time because of a shortage of nursing homes and affordable medical care. Detroit, a city that once had 50 nursing homes, has lost 20 — 16 of them in the past 13 years. And many are struggling…
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Detroit Desperately Needs More Cops
At the Detroit Free Press, columnist Rochelle Riley says there’s no time to waste when it comes to law enforcement in her city. We don’t have six months. We don’t have six days. We had eight homicides and 33 nonfatal shootings in five days. We had a 7-year-old boy who hung himself from a bunk…
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Detroit's Streets Need More Cops
In the aftermath of the death of a 7-year-old who hanged himself after being bullied at school, Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley checks in on the important debate surrounding the number of police officers assigned to patrol the city’s streets. We don’t have six months. We don’t have six days. We had eight homicides…
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Can Detroit Be Saved?
In her Detroit Free Press column, Rochelle Riley urges city leaders to work together as pressure mounts for them to consider a consent agreement being pushed by Gov. Rick Snyder that would help stabilize the city’s finances and operations. She says the city needs them to come together now more than ever. Gov. Rick Snyder…
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Rush Limbaugh Is the 21st Century's Foolish Bigot
In her Detroit Free Press column, Rochelle Riley determines that Rush Limbaugh is a terrorist in light of the Sandra Fluke controversy. Like terrorists, she says, he uses hate speech to instill fear in order to coerce others into adopting his singular point of view. Webster’s describes terrorism as “the systematic use of terror, especially…
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A Killing Pushes Ex-Con to Help Kids Live for Peace
In her Detroit Free Press column, Rochelle Riley writes about Shaka Senghor, an ex-con, who has dedicated his life to helping young people escape violence through an online literary arts project. His story highlights how some ex-cons can regain control of their lives by helping others. Shaka Senghor was on a bad road traveling fast…
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Where's the Respect Our First Lady Deserves?
In her Detroit Free Press column, Rochelle Riley writes that people accusing Michelle Obama of being an angry black lady have likely never met one. She describes a litany of battles that would mold an angry woman, and none of them define the first lady. … And the juvenile attacks on the first lady go…
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What's Missing From the Presidential Debates: Children
In her Detroit Free Press column, Rochelle Riley takes aim at GOP presidential candidates for failing to address children during their debates. She says it’s critical for the contenders to have plans and ideas about early-childhood education and juvenile justice, among other areas. They have debated the economy and jobs and how much they feel…
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Detroit Mayor Should Return to His Playbook
When Detroit businessman and legendary basketball player Dave Bing announced that he was running for mayor, he said he wanted to fix the city, not start a new long-term job, Rochelle Riley writes in her Detroit Free Press column. Three years later, Mayor Bing should return to his original playbook at a time when he…
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Detroit Leaders Are Late Coming to the Table
Rochelle Riley writes in her Detroit Free Press column that it took a crisis for Detroit’s legislative and executive branches to stop squabbling. City leaders came together after Gov. Rick Snyder announced plans to conduct a 30-day review of the city’s finances. Flanked by most of the Detroit City Council, reps from the top unions…
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