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Bob Wojnowski: Lions' Stafford shows true grit in beating Browns

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:22:00 EST

He wanted to finish it, no matter the pain or the consequences. He was going back in, no matter what the doctors or coaches said. If the story of Matthew Stafford develops as hoped, there's a pretty good chance it started right there.

Angelique S. Chengelis: Wolverines have plenty of blame to go around

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:22:00 EST

At Michigan the assumption is always that each season will end with some sort of bowl destination. A bowl was among the goals this year.

Brian J. O'Connor: The Grand Experiment: Taking a baby-sitting stand

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:12:00 EST

It's a tough balancing act: Cut too much, and the best sitters will simply drop the Your Money family. Yet you need sitters smart enough to help your kid with homework, not some tween-age girls giving him plot points to the latest "Twilight" installment. Child care always is a gnarly problem, and in this case the answer is simple: Dad.

Mike O'Hara: Stefanie and Chris Spielman -- A special love story

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:52:00 EST

This is a time to take a break from the games that are supposed to provide relief, however briefly, from the toil of real life.

Mike O'Hara: This Lions victory means more than you might think

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:12:00 EST

Highlights, lowlights and hot topics after further review of the Lions' 38-37 victory over the Browns at Ford Field on Sunday:

Neal Rubin: On this day in Motown: Calendar has daily history, both trivial and grand

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

The Detroit Historical society's calendar finds a Detroit factoid for every day of 2010, some famous and some not-so-famous.

Amber Arellano: Add women, change Lansing

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

When the going gets tough, the tough go hunting.

Nolan Finley: Finley: Is Obama out to torpedo Cherry?

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

The 2010 gubernatorial election may test whether Kwame Kilpatrick or Jennifer Granholm is the most toxic name in Michigan politics.

Laura Berman: Palin wins by quitting while Granholm can't win for trying

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:37:00 EST

As Gov. Jennifer Granholm made her way around the state last week, trying to tap political support for the broken Michigan Promise scholarships and her own education initiative, the state spotlight was shining more brightly on another female governor.

Neal Rubin: Jeff Daniels puts on a 'Michigan Guy' kind of show

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

It helps to be Jeff Daniels the actor when you're trying to be Jeff Daniels the singer, but not for long.