by epollack | Nov 11, 2008 | Blog
Now that the election is over, I want to apologize to my Muslim and Arab-American friends, colleagues, and fellow-citizens for not publicly expressing my outrage at the virulent Arab- and Muslim-bashing in which the Republicans were engaged. When The Times contacted...
by epollack | Nov 10, 2008 | Blog
When my clock radio switches on in the morning and I hear the newscaster on NPR talking about President-elect Obama, I smile and get out of bed in a blissed-out mood. Reading The Times with breakfast, I enjoy tracking the cabinet appointments, the Great Puppy Debate,...
by epollack | Nov 9, 2008 | Blog
For my third and final postcard in The Times, I spent election night in Lola’s Restaurant in Detroit. Here’s a link to the version that appeared in the paper, Morning in Detroit, followed by a more complete description of one of the most moving evenings of...
by epollack | Nov 9, 2008 | Blog
For my second election postcard from Michigan, I visited the Banana Festival at St. Hyacinth Church in what remains of Polish Detroit. Here’s a link to the version of the op-ed piece that ran in The Times: The Top Banana. And here’s the (longer) version I...
by epollack | Nov 8, 2008 | Blog
I seem to have entered the world of blogging, almost by accident, and now I’m hooked. I’m not sure how this enterprise will evolve, but my sense is that a blogger is just supposed to jump in and see what happens. So I’ll start with the three brief...
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