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Thrive Detroit
- Nov 12, 2012
- 2 min
Broadening Our View of People
In the minds of some people, the word “homeless” is synonymous with drugs, laziness, or mental illness. But these labels make up only a...
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Thrive Detroit
- Oct 28, 2012
- 2 min
The 3 E’s of our 2012 Farm Bill: Ecosystems, Eating, and Economics, and What Does That Have to Do wi
It would be an interesting exercise to go out and ask people, “What is the Farm Bill about?” and “How does it affect your life and what...
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Thrive Detroit
- Oct 26, 2012
- 4 min
Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act, colloquially (and sometimes derisively) known as Obama Care, is about so much more than fairness and equality. ...
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Thrive Detroit
- Oct 6, 2012
- 2 min
Healthy America: A Series on Health Care Reform Part 1- Small Employer Tax Credits
Since its approval by Congress on March 23, 2010, many provisions of the Affordable Care Act have already been phased into our health...
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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 9, 2012
- 3 min
Make EITC Payments Automatic: A Plea to President Obama On Behalf of Working Families
For years now, I’ve been advocating the need to make Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) payments to Poor & Working Families automatic....
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Thrive Detroit
- Jul 5, 2012
- 2 min
President Obama’s Aide for Detroit in Limbo
Television and print news had called this foul action a result of alleged criminal activity, which is currently under investigation....
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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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Thrive Detroit
- Apr 1, 2012
- 2 min
Parents take time to talk and listen to your children
I believe I speak for a lot of my peers when I say parents listen to your children. There’s an old song by Will Smith with the words:...
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Thrive Detroit
- Nov 9, 2011
- 3 min
Writers group to address illiteracy in Detroit at November Conference
Photo: Eddie Connor It’s a story most city residents already know, still it’s hard to comprehend. A report released in May by the Detroit...
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