About that Medicare series in the Free Press. No, the Detroit Free Press. The internet pamphlet that’s a shell of its former self? And twice the price in “newspaper” form? Ok, you know which one we mean now? Good. Apparently the Free Press published these Medicare stories on orders at the suggestion of an advertiser. An advertiser that bought space directly opposite the stories... Read more→

EDITOR’S NOTE: A hearty welcome to Time/Assignment Detroit readers! Imagine our surprise and embarrassment to discover you dropping by last night. The place was a mess because we’ve been drunk like Kathleen’s mom thanks to our own drinking game. Enjoy your stay and please keep the noise down. Also more black coffee. Jennifer Granholm is still alive Hey, did you know we still have... Read more→

Here at Dyspathy, we have a lot of fun at the expense of the internet pamphlets archaically referred to as newspapers. But the Free Press is doing something pretty cool this fall. They are conducting live web interviews with City Council and Charter Commission candidates. This is an excellent example of new media advancing journalism. Read more→ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "NOW LET’S SEE WHO... Read more→

“Democracy is the worship of jackals by jackasses.” - H.L. Mencken So the Michigan Chronicle decided to say what every sane person in Detroit already knows: Martha Reeves is a huge mess who has no business in public office. All it took was the taint of a public corruption scandal, comments that Council was her second job, a bizarre campaign flyer that suggested (among other things) that the... Read more→

Health care fraud is our new growth industry Michigan has to diversify our economy. All those baby boomers are getting old and they want to live long enough to spend their kids’ inheritance and bankrupt Social Security. That’s why health care is a growth industry. Detroit is taking a lead role in an important segment of the health care market. Fraud. Oh sure one of these “griftepreneurs”... Read more→