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Detroit Free Press columnist. I write about people nobody else does.

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Is this the end of Delray?

Is this the end of Delray?

Detroit offers homeowners money to move away from this dying neighborhood. But some residents say they’ll nev…

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In Detroit's poorest neighborhoods, a food truck serves the forgotten

In Detroit's poorest neighborhoods, a food truck serves the forgotten

Some Detroit neighborhoods have seen considerable improvements in the past few years. A number of neighborhoo…

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Promised land? For Sudan family, Detroit is like another planet

Promised land? For Sudan family, Detroit is like another planet

They were Sudanese refugees given a new home in Detroit. But how do you survive in a land you don't understan…

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U.P. party store owner becomes cult figure

U.P. party store owner becomes cult figure

He was just a regular Yooper. Then his face appeared on a T-shirt and he became world famous.

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Sault Tribe elder works to keep ancestral tradition from dying

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ST. IGNACE — The cedar was scattered in a circle, the tobacco was then cast upon it and the burning sage was carried through the room. It was a blessing for the occasion, because this was a solemn event.
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Sault Tribe elder works to keep ancestral tradition from dying

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By John Carlisle Verified
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JOHN CARLISLE For years, Ron Paquin never cared about his heritage. It turned out to be the thing that would save him. John Carlisle Detroit Free Press June 16, 2026, 7:52 a.m. ET to hear this story ST. IGNACE — The cedar was scattered in a circle, the tobacco was then cast upon it and the burning sage was carried through the room. It was a blessing for the occasion, because this was a solemn event. Several members of the Sault Ste.
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Metro Detroit's oldest barbershop endures by staying the same

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HIGHLAND PARK – She wasn’t at the beauty shop for a haircut. She came for the down-home food. “How you doing, honey?” said Joan Haywood, 67, walking through the door of Shep’s Barber and Beauty Shop. “I want three.” Dorothy Grigsby, the shop’s 76-year-old owner, took a break from styling her client’s hair and walked over to a counter, where there were several jars of a green relish flecked with yellows and reds. Seven dollars each.
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