m.l. elrick
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Police are starting to take off their protective gear.
@MayorMikeDuggan
is talking to one of the organizers by phone.
Tonight was a peaceful, healthy expression of free speech.
Detroit, it took us a few days, but we got this right tonight!
@freep
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For years, networks ran b-roll of Detroit’s ruins.
For the second week in a row, I had to do a double-take as NBC’s cutaways showed our city looking spectacular!
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My tribute to Mike Clark of the
@DrewAndMikeShow
and
@DrewMikePodcast
, brought to you by his many friends at
@FOX2News
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U-M fans chanted “overrated” when Coach Tucker came out to drop the puck. A guy behind me yelled: “HE’S WON AS MANY BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS AS HARBAUGH!!!”
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I am very sorry to report that Mike Clark of the
@DrewAndMikeShow
passed away in his sleep.
As longtime fans know, Mike was not in great health, but his death was nevertheless unexpected.
I will have more details later today and this evening on
@FOX2News
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A message from a Spartan - who, like a REAL Spartan, will never give up.
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VERY excited to start my new job today! I can just tell the dimes are just going to start piling up!!!
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The president says this isn’t the old MSU, then they only take 3 questions.
Sure feels like the old MSU to me.
As I’ve written before: THE GREEN WALL MUST COME DOWN.
Sunlight is the only disinfectant that will clean up my beloved alma mater.
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Spartans win!
First bowl victory for the Big 10!
I couldn’t be there in person because, hours before the game, we closed on our house in East Lansing!
Thank you,
@HallFinancial
!!!
(If you call, tell them ML sent you!)
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HEY, WOLVERINE S***TALKERS! THERE SURE WERE A LOT. OF YOU LAST WEEK ...WHERE DID YOU ALL GO?!?
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I'm either too old or too busy, but I only learned from someone else's Tweet that yesterday was the 10th anniversary of the day Jim Schaefer and I broke the Kwame Kilpatrick text message story in the
@freep
.
Time flies ... unless you're in El Reno, OK doing 28 years!
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I think this photo is beautiful: Demonstrators and police wishing each other “Good night!”
No tear gas.
No violence.
Just mutual respect.
I don’t kid myself; There’s still work to do.
But change only happens when WE LISTEN TO EACH OTHER.
Can I get an “Amen”?
@freep
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I’m not sure everyone understands what
@FOX2News
is all about, but loyalty, friendship, commitment, honor and family are at the top of the list. I’m grateful for the past 7 years and all the tremendous colleagues I’m proud to call my friends.
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I thought I heard some Wolverine fans chirping ... but it was just regular hot air.
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Tonight we are praying for our girls and all Spartans.
It is frustrating, terrifying and maddening how little info we have.
There is a lot of false info out there and scanner traffic is notoriously inaccurate. Please get your news from
@freep
@FOX2News
@detroitnews
@LSJNews
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Here's some free advice: If you have symptoms, get tested. It's easier than you think -- and the results may surprise you.
(They sure threw me for a loop!)
Join me as I take a trip to Detroit's drive-thru test site. Story and video
@freep
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The kid working at the shop said people from Detroit think this T-shirt is funny.
I had to leave before asking him if people from Baltimore think a knuckle sandwich is tasty.
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Kevin Kwart says he was offeringprotesters a safe place in his Woodward apartment building when Detroit police tackled and beat him last night. He was arrested and issued 3 tickets. He says he plans to file a complaint. Police tell me they will investigate alleged abuses.
@freep
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Kwame Kilpatrick claims on the
@crimetown
podcast that his affair with Christine Beatty started in his campaign HQ as "we were looking at the river..."
Two problems: No windows at his HQ faced the river, and the river side was blocked by a taller building. See my mark up below.
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I heard it’s National Beer Day. So I put on the fly sky Mr. Tony at Hot Sam’s gave me to get the Pulitzer Prize, pulled on my new retro Spartan jacket, sat down in the back yard and cracked an
@AltesBeer
Because I’m still convalescing, I’m only having one.
But, boy, is it GOOD!
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I was supposed to teach class today at
@MSUComArtSci
but instead I spent the morning mourning at places where I usually experience joy.
With a fresh layer of snow,
@michiganstateu
campus is as beautiful as ever, but it is also terrible.
Pray for our children, then demand change.
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I think the “popular” part depends on who you ask!
But it’s nice people care and, truly, I am astonished and flattered by the number of people who have wished me well and who say they look forward to what’s next!
(For the record: I do, too!)
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You can keep the malls.
I do my holiday shopping on the EAST SIDE!!!
(Great deals still available at
@BetterMade
factory store on Gratiot!!!)
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If you are a parent - especially one with kids away from home - the Santo family is living your nightmare. I have been praying for Brendan’s return and hope you will, too. Please share this post and if you have ANY information that can help locate this young man, please speak up!
@elrick
can you please share?
#BrendanSanto
#GVSU
student was visiting friends on
#MSU
campus 3 weeks ago. Reward is now $20,000.
#bringbrendanhome
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@Jstarrfox2
was even lovelier in person with a delightful, wry sense of humor. We at
@FOX2News
know firsthand why so many love her and are hurting. Please pray for Jessica’s family and everyone carrying heavy, often hidden, burdens. May God bless you, your family and the Starrs.
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I bought some “popped maize” at Crisler.
The only difference between it and popcorn you’d find in any other arena is it’s more arrogant.
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On behalf of everyone working around the clock and putting ourselves at risk to inform you of everything up to and including the coronavirus crisis, I want to say THANK YOU to my friend and former colleague Devin Scillian for speaking truth to power.
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After more than seven years of exile in the suburbs, I finally get to work back downtown. And what happens? It’s a ghost town!
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It is an honor & privilege to serve the public, and to do so with extraordinary colleagues in a city that means the world to me.
Reflecting on a heartbreaking & harrowing weekend, I urge each of us to examine our shortcomings & count our blessings. We must all be better.
@freep
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Here’s something I don’t get to say often enough:
VICTORY FOR MSU!
MSU 20, Nebraska 17
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I have GOT to find a job!
I ran out of stuff to do around the house last week.
If it cools down again, I’ll NEVER get the boulevard done!!!
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Special thanks to
@softweeklymag
for the sweet threads - and to
@marcfell
@shawnwindsor
@DrewMikePodcast
and the entire Red Shovel Network community for your patience and all the support! Stand by for news ... !
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I watched Lorenzo White get cheated out of the Heisman 35 years ago.
We cannot let another stellar Spartan RB get rooked.
Vote K9 for Heisman!!!
K9 shattered records, was First Team All-B1G Ten, and was on a Heisman campaign all year.
Fan vote for this year's award will help select the four finalists and winner.
Help K9 get to New York City
#K9ForHeisman
VOTE:
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I generally don’t comment on U-M unless we are playing them. But I offer what I hope is helpful advice: Don’t turn on your team as soon as they suffer a setback. Lift them up. Thank them. They need your support now more than ever. A Rose Bowl trip is not a bad consolation prize.
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I’m not a Lions fan, but anyone who claims about this team and what it gave Detroit this season is a punk.
Hats off to Brad Holmes, Dan Campbell and the entire team!
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I post this every year, because it’s one of the truest things I know.
So here’s to the men who help help raise kids right, regardless of whether they share DNA:
Dad, granddad, stepdad, uncle, cousin, neighbor, mentor, teacher, counselor, coach, officer, pastor.
GOD BLESS YOU!
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Tomorrow I leave broadcast news behind and start a new job - and a new challenge.
Find out where I'm going - and what I'll be doing - in the latest episode of my podcast, ML's Soul of Detroit:
Now
@shawnwindsor
and
@marcfell
are the wind behind my wings!
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This is our SECOND brown out in 24 hours. And, if my count is right, our 6th or 7th in two months. This NEVER used to happen. Get your act together
@DTE_Energy
!!!
You raise our rates and lower your reliability. Shameful!
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This week has removed ALL DOUBT about who the REAL enemy of the people is.
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There are people who give all, people who give what they can, people who give some, people who give little, people who give nothing and people who take. Today we honor those who gave all. I humbly submit it’s also a day to ask which kind of person are you - and can you do better?
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After two days of unrest on the streets of Detroit, I am often overwhelmed with emotions, inspired by the passion of people and the restraint law enforcement has generally shown.
Mostly, I worry the message will get lost as frenzied demonstrators morph into raging provocateurs.
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It's time for Michigan's Speaker of the House to speak out about what he knows about the Lee Chatfield case, which could reveal the depth of Michigan's cesspool of money and power via
@freep
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I am devastated that
@Charlieleduff
is leaving
@FOX2News
.
I don't know what he'll do next.
I do know it will be spectacular.
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Unless you are former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, please don't call to say "former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is being released from prison."
I've spent all morning digging into this. It has all the makings of a hoax.
If you INSIST on wasting time, try this:
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Tonight especially, it’s hard to say it better than The Fixx: “One Thing Leads to Anotner!”
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@AmyAndrewsFOX2
@FOX2News
My family travels this road. It is full of peaks and valleys. SO MANY families are pulling together to make it. It is SO IMPORTANT for us all to understand that life is full of challenges others cannot see. THANK YOU for letting people know how much we have in common. LOVE YOU!!!
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Kwame Kilpatrick is NOT getting out early for home confinement. Get the broad strokes now, and full details throughout the evening at
@freep
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Anyone in Ann Arbor who didn’t expect Jim Harbaugh to abandon ship before the consequences of his shenanigans hit didn’t see the signs…
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I'm a huge fan of
@JimComparoni
and
@TheSpartanMag
- and especially on days like today, when I'm sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for big news.
If you're not a subscriber, you should be!
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BREAKING NEWS: I have a new podcast! It's called
#MLSoulOfDetroit
and it's part of the
@DrewMikePodcast
network.
@DrewAndMikeFans
will love
@marcfell
and Drew cameos.
@shawnwindsor
of
@freep
is on, too. Get the lowdown and download us! See us now
@FOX2News
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If you haven't checked out the latest episode of ML's Soul of Detroit, please do so now.
If you're too busy to help out a guy who threw away his career to cobble away in Drew Lane's basement, I absolutely understand -- and thank you for your time!
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We’re wrapping up at the TCF Center, where 167,000+ absentee votes were counted. Contrary to some social media posts, all GOP challengers were NOT ejected and loads of votes were NOT smuggled in. My source: Chris Thomas, a non-partisan election official. See the interview
@freep
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I can’t help wondering what effect getting mooned by a squirrel has on a cat’s pride?
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Friends, the family of Logan and Briggs Connolly asked me to let folks planning to attend the memorial service tomorrow know they would prefer it if you would NOT wear black. This is a celebration of the life of two wonderful boys. Jerseys are welcome. Thanks for understanding!
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I get it now: We only beat Top 15 teams!
Spartans 29, Wildcats 20
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MSU 24, IU 21
Ugly win.
But a win.
Btw, if you’ve never been to Bloomington, you need to make the trip.
Great town, great university, great stadium, great fans.
See you at
@NicksEnglishHut
!!!
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Geoffrey Fieger sued his insurance company for $16 million, claiming he had a disability and could no longer argue cases in courtrooms across the country.
Then he continued to argue cases in courtrooms across the country.
Read all about it in
@freep
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Spartans drop the hammer on Duke!
(And I don’t drop the Hammer - Abraham W!)
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Please read what may be my final report as a journalist, an investigation into the life of Adam Fox, the reputed ringleader of the alleged plot to kidnap
@GovWhitmer
It is full of exclusive interviews and information you’ll only find
@freep
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To everyone who has ever questioned whether I am a good husband, I am SITTING PATIENTLY IN THE EFFING WOMEN’S SHOE DEPARTMENT AT NORDSTROM’S!!!
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It takes nerves of steel to have a career in media these days, which no one knows better than
@SeanPBali
We disagree on the Montréal Canadiens, but I have always admired his tenacity, resiliency, and indefatigable enthusiasm.
via
@detroitnews
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Ugly, ugly, ugly - and thank goodness Pitt was down to its 3rd string QB … BUT WE’LL TAKE IT
MSU 31, Pitt 21
Happy Haladays!!!
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I didn’t know quite what to get you for Christmas, so I hope 26 seconds of serenity fills the bill.
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Is this a shrine? An art installation?
The neighbors tell me they don't know.
Do you?
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Hockey fans, a 42-year-old Zamboni driver for the Toronto Marlies AHL team just became the goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes after the Canes pulled their starter and Petr Mrazek got run by one of the Maple Leafs.
AND THERE'S STILL 30 MINUTES OF HOCKEY LEFT!!!
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Detroit lost a voice of integrity with the passing of Kwame Kenyatta, who served with distinction as a city councilman, county commissioner and school board member. Never afraid to speak his mind or stand alone, Kenyatta judged leaders by their deeds, not their appearances. RIP.
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That was some of the worst football I’ve seen. The only silver lining is that this season is over. Finally.
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I spent Sunday afternoon with my Godson Joseph.
How cool is that?!?
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After state lawmakers diverted $85 million in tax money to support the QLINE, I dug into its history and rode Detroit’s street car for the first time. Here’s what I found. We’ll also discuss it Tuesday at noon on ML’s Soul of Detroit
via
@freep
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I want my daughter to be a teacher, not a target. And I’m not alone.
A reader tells me he trained to be a substitute teacher, but never followed through. “I am an Army veteran. I signed up to be shot at in the Army, not as a substitute teacher.”
@freep
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I know what you're thinking: "SLOW DOWN, SPEED RACER!"
But the crew at ML's Soul of Detroit just can't.
And so ANOTHER new episode is available RIGHT NOW!
(What can I say; we've had a lot of time on our hands the last four months to get stuff DONE!)
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I was not rooting for U-M, but that last play was targeting.
If I’M saying it, that says something.
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I spend a lot of time talking college football, which I enjoy (the game and the dialogue).
But it seems utterly frivolous and pointless in light of the senseless and horrific attack in Pittsburgh.
There is too much hate in our society. Ignore the politicians. Love each other.
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When I was a kid, I loved baseball more than anything.
I voraciously read every sports book i could find at the library.
My favorite was “Hammerin’ Hank of the Braves,” about Henry Aaron, who passed away at 86.
Power, grace, courage, class. Hank Aaron had it all. RIP
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In the LATEST episode of ML's Soul of Detroit find out about the nasty surprise I got when I picked up a shipment for my dad's lingerie store ... and unfinished business at Fox 2.
Listen here:
Catch all our previous episodes at:
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