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Detroit desperately needs this Final Four

By Jemele Hill
Page 2

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Whenever I call home and ask my mother how things are going in Detroit, nine times out of 10 she responds, "Things are getting worse and worse." Then she gives me the rundown of the latest startling, depressing news. The last time I called, I heard about a few home invasions, a murder, and mortgage and charity scams targeting senior citizens. If you live in Michigan these days, bad news is like the snow -- guaranteed to come. Every time Michigan residents look at a newspaper -- and home deliv ...

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