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  • Emergency Manager May Be Inevitable in Detroit

    Rochelle Riley writes in her Detroit Free Press column that squabbling between Detroit’s executive and legislative branches is not unlike the situation in Pontiac, Mich., two years ago, when then-Gov. Jennifer Granholm was forced to appoint an emergency manager. Michigan’s current governor, Rick Snyder, may find himself in the same situation in Detroit, she writes.…

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  • Mayor Should Take the Plunge to Save Detroit

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  • Issues, Not Idle Gossip, Ruled GOP Debate

    Rochelle Riley writes in her Detroit Free Press column that while last week’s Republican presidential debate started out like a Saturday Night Live comedy sketch, moderators did Americans a favor by refocusing attention on the economy instead of sex. It took the moderators nearly a half hour to get to what the media — but…

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  • It's Time for Detroit to Stop Settling

    In her Detroit Free Press column, Rochelle Riley urges residents of her city to approve a new charter on Nov. 8 that will change the way the city works. Chiefly, it will change leadership, upholding a law passed two years ago requiring that City Council members be elected from seven districts (with two elected at…

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  • Boys Learn to Be Men in Detroit School Club

    At a time when disrespect earns more regard than respect, a Detroit principal is bucking the trend by creating a club that teaches boys to be gentlemen, Rochelle Riley writes in her Detroit Free Press column. So far the effort is earning high marks from members and parents. As principal of Brenda Scott Academy, Ronnie…

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  • Did Fans Play a Role in Michael Jackson's Death?

    Amid the spectacle of Dr. Conrad Murray’s trial involving the death of Michael Jackson, Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley wonders aloud if fans played a role in the star’s untimely death. She says that admirers pushed him to be bigger when he was already the greatest. When Jackson announced that he would do 50…

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  • Steve Jobs Taught the World How to Live

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  • Region's Racism Is Roadblock to Detroit's Rebirth

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  • Detroit Can Be Starting Point for Obama Job Plan

    Columnist Rochelle Riley at the Detroit Free Press writes a personal letter to President Barack Obama exhorting him to use Detroit, which has been pillaged by economic downturns for decades, as a pilot program for his job-recovery plans. Dear President Obama:  As you visit the Motor City on Monday for the first time in 13…

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  • MLK Knew the Nation Was Not Ready to Celebrate

    Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley reflects on troubling events leading up to the cancellation of the dedication ceremony for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. I cannot imagine what King must have felt watching us the past few years. I cannot imagine his reaction to what has happened to the movement to…

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