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Thrive Detroit
- Dec 23, 2012
- 2 min
Wishes for Detroit: 2013 Was the Year When…
Like many of you, I am a believer in the power of positive words to set the mind on a positive trajectory and to create an atmosphere...
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Thrive Detroit
- Nov 13, 2012
- 4 min
Hope is the Constant
Like many of us, I spent the last months before the election with my heart in my throat, contemplating a future without Obama: a...
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Thrive Detroit
- Nov 12, 2012
- 2 min
The People Have Spoken—Diversity Matters
Years ago my best friend and I would engage in regular, intense debate about politics. At the time I was voting for both parties but...
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Thrive Detroit
- Sep 15, 2012
- 2 min
Panhandling Is a Two-way Street
The recently-passed city ordinance addressing panhandling and begging in Detroit has been the topic of much conversation. Several city...
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Thrive Detroit
- Sep 14, 2012
- 3 min
Let’s Solve the Inequality
Inequality. It’s the word printed on placards and signs, heralded by protesters and pundits, and contemplated by educators and...
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Thrive Detroit
- Sep 3, 2012
- 3 min
Micro-enterprise opportunities: a key component in fighting poverty
When it comes to making decisions on how to eliminate poverty, a major challenge is the fact that everyone—from the constituent to the...
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Thrive Detroit
- Aug 5, 2012
- 2 min
Welcome Editorial
Inaugural issue editorial published November 2011 On several occasions I’ve been asked rhetorically; “Aren’t newspapers dying? Isn’t...
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Thrive Detroit
- Aug 1, 2012
- 3 min
The Cost of Compartmentalization
Prior to his exposure as a child rapist, I hadn’t really heard of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky or his late...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jul 25, 2012
- 2 min
Detroit and the Consent Agreement
“In a great city, City Hall must be a beacon to the people’s aspirations, not a barrier.” Tom Bradley, The Impossible Dream, 1986 As I...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jul 1, 2012
- 2 min
Can’t we all just get along?
Every election has disagreements, but this one seems to have an extraordinary number of polarizing points. Much that is vital to the...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jul 1, 2012
- 2 min
Minding the Gap
By: Delphia Simmons “Please Mind the Gap.” If you have ever ridden the London subway you’ve heard this automated phrase upon entry and...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 28, 2012
- 2 min
Becoming a City of Neighbors
We’ve heard many people talk about the good ole days when neighbors knew each other and looked out for each other. Some of us grew up...
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