Executive Editor @freep, over autos, biz, education, investigations. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Tweets on news, sports and the occasional freak show.
Joined June 2009
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Apr 23
Deep dive into Jeffrey Epstein's courtship of automotive industry execs, from our @RappleyeLiam freep.com/story/money/cars/s…
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Last week we reported on the glut of unlawful immigrant detentions in Michigan. We now go deeper into the cases of 100 detainees who sought release. 1/2 lived in the US for 10 yrs. 1/4 are parents. Few had criminal recs. w/ @Dave_Boucher1 @BekiSanMartin1: freep.com/story/news/local/m…
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24 Dec 2025
Great reporting from our Wolverines beat writer here.
23 Dec 2025
Michigan football suffered a fallout this month, but behind the scenes the signs were brewing for months.
Coaches not speaking, storming out of meetings and a focus on women instead of the team.
How Sherrone Moore lost his locker room and so much more.
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22 Dec 2025
massive reveal by Duggan within a week of his departure from office: at least 400 Detroit demo sites have potentially toxic dirt & replacing the soil at a single one is ~$18K -- almost the cost of the demo itself. who'll be left holding the bag? could be u freep.com/story/news/local/m…
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18 Dec 2025
Shawn Fain's chief of staff to leave UAW amid federal monitor allegations freep.com/story/money/cars/2…
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11 Nov 2025
Michigan House Speaker slams public record reform: ‘We’re not doing FOIA’ bit.ly/445MOQW
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24 Oct 2025
Violet continues to keep an eye on policing in Detroit. Check out her latest.
22 Oct 2025
thinking more and more about this... someone needs to do something about this turkey. I'm pretty sure he's at least 7 years old. end of life, probably thinks he's the only turkey left standing. its like an apocalypse film. he needs to find other turkeys. i'm calling the DNR
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24 Oct 2025
Detroit police oversight board on back-to-back shootings of men fleeing stops for an obscured plate, plastic cups: “It’s profiling,” “stop-and-frisk,” “STRESS”-esque.
Ann Arbor has barred stops for plate violations more. Can that happen here? My latest:
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25 Jun 2025
of Lake Huron to Lake Superior, from Port Huron to Detroit, Duluth & back. This video was fun to shoot & edit as well.
In 30 yrs as a photojournalist w/ many amazing assignments around the 🌎 it ranks up there in my top 5 most fulfilling ones.
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24 Jun 2025
Judge prevents public disclosure of witness names in high-profile Devon Hoover murder case freep.com/story/news/local/m…
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25 Apr 2025
U-M in my experience is the most recalcitrant entity in our entire state when it comes to FOIA.
24 Apr 2025
Last week, I sent an open records request for some pretty basic and targeted records to 20 major public universities across the country. Records have begun to flow in, none with a charge, except for one: @UMich wants $367 and will do their best to get it to me within 60 days.
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7 Feb 2025
Jack Cooper saga continues. First, @Ford canceled its contract with the company. Now @GM orders it to stop shipment of its cars. My exclusive. @freepautos @freep @Teamsters @UAW @USATODAY @randyessex @StellantisNA @jimfarley98 @mtbarra @DetroitReporter freep.com/story/money/cars/g…
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4 Feb 2025
Big news in Detroit, from @freep
Chris Ilitch, wife file for divorce: What it could mean for Detroit Tigers, Red Wings
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13 Jan 2025
Spirit of Detroit statue dons Honolulu blue. Where was its Tigers jersey? freep.com/story/news/local/m… via @freep
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10 Jan 2025
Last week @realDonaldTrump made an unexpected call to @Ford’s Bill Ford. What they talked about and the look ahead for Ford this year. @freepautos @freep @USATODAY @usatodaycars @UAW @GM @StellantisNA @randyessex @jimfarley98 @DetroitReporter @mtbarra freep.com/story/money/cars/f…
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31 Dec 2024
In Michigan, @freep obtained logs showing staff at the state's specialty schools for students with complex behavioral problems have called the police on children at higher rates than traditional schools. freep.com/story/news/educati…
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11 Dec 2024
11/ So: No, we are not publishing a story.
This is how journalism is supposed to work. Hear something. Check something. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as many times as needed.
The end.
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27 Nov 2024
Mayors, township officials, local police departments and municipal department heads are subject to open records requests in Michigan.
But the governor — the most powerful political figure in the state and who guides an $80 billion budget — is not.
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26 Nov 2024
By 1900, settlers had wiped out wild turkeys in Michigan.
Now they're thriving in even more places in the state than they ever did before.
And along the way back, they helped restore moose to the U.P.
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26 Nov 2024
New from @jlareauan: Massive tank explosion at GM Proving Ground in Milford damages nearby homes freep.com/story/money/cars/g… via @freep
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