Jewish World Review
Mitch Albom
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09/29/14: When sorry seems to be the hardest word
09/16/14: Musician shows the true meaning of free
09/08/14: Maybe charity critics deserve ice bucket dump
08/18/14: Why I don't -- and should never -- cruise
08/11/14: Margaret, John & Stevie Wonder: Shared piano, broken Detroit dreams
08/04/14: Living in a time when kids' playtime lands parents in jail
07/28/14: A letter to nation on area code birthday
07/21/14: Dan Gilbert tells how he and LeBron James buried the hatchet
07/14/14: Rage nation
07/07/14: A father, fighting ALS, prepares for a walking miracle
06/23/14: When did fathers become expendable?
06/16/14: Holy stones! Jagger alters the altar
06/03/14: Christian mother may become 21st-century martyr
05/19/14: Debate about minimum wage needs to get real
05/12/14: Broom-swinging teacher did what she had to do to protect students
05/05/14: Sterling case is about much more than racism
04/28/14: Self-described class clown becomes cause celeb
04/21/14: Black teen learns tough lesson
04/07/14: Player right to be at baby's opening day
03/17/14: Girl sues her parents, but who owes whom?
03/03/14: Examining the NFL's debate for penalties for using black slur
02/24/14: At 90, she still is running the store
02/17/14: Marcus Smart wasn't smart, but fan was worse
02/10/14: Beatles still peerless in pop a half-century on
01/20/14: At 103, Texana Hollis still was teaching us things
01/13/14: Anniversary of Haiti quake a sad reminder
12/30/13: Apple bites into (our) holiday humanity
12/23/13: Thief asks his victim, one of the nation's most prominent justices, for forgiveness
12/15/13: Pastor forgives his attacker and finds a new way to live
11/25/13: Cellphones on a plane? Scarier than snakes!
11/19/13: Trayvon redux?
11/04/13: Making up for what schools no longer deliver
10/22/13: Lamenting the loss of the stereo
10/07/13: 4 a.m. closing time won't make us chic
09/30/13: Going nuts at a down-south pace
09/16/13: You're dead ---- good riddance!
09/09/13: Why twerking leaves some of us unmoved
08/19/13: No, we don't have a right to pry into the private lives of celebrities
08/12/13: Death, confessions, all at the touch of a screen
07/29/13: A domestic scene in the age of life with no privacy
07/22/13: In Detroit, we're broke --- but we're not broken
07/15/13: The hysteria isn't really about them. Too bad they'll always learn that too late
07/01/13: Heartfelt lesson as father looks for son
06/17/13: A father's takes his long last chance to say good-bye
06/11/13: Miraculously, a teens-and-guns story that doesn't end with a funeral
06/03/13: The voice of Ernie is heard again
05/20/13: The dream job nobody -- and I do mean NOBODY -- wants
05/13/13: A wish that'll never come true
04/29/13: Family that stays together . . . is here
04/22/13: Life in the age of terror and danger
04/15/13: Freedom of speech? Not for commencement
04/01/13: As 'Just browsing' Becomes a Memory
03/25/13: Vietnam veteran deserved an honorable farewell
03/18/13: Live in your office? You might at Google
03/11/13: Trip to Oz was once annual, and magical
03/04/13: Treasure hunt is one man's legacy
02/25/13: A man for mankind
02/11/13: Snow fun then? 'S no fun now
02/04/13: Here's the beef about lip-syncing
01/28/13: Hey, airlines! I've got some fees for you
01/21/13: Whom did Notre Dame's Manti Te'o hurt in girlfriend hoax?
01/14/13: Who's your daddy? Or in this case, who's your donor?
01/07/13: A lesson in joy for the new year
12/31/12: More years change, more they stay same
12/16/12: What place is safe anymore?
12/03/12: Actor rips his show --- with good reason
11/19/12: Fighting sleep is a national pastime
11/05/12: What we want from our president
10/15/12: Better than first 100 houses? The second!
10/08/12: Anxious moments on the wait list for life
10/01/12: Losing touch when we touch the keys
09/24/12: Time, like sand, spills too easily
08/20/12: My very brief life as a director
08/20/12: My very brief life as a director
08/13/12: From bank job to trimming bushes, man keeps his faith
08/06/12: '100 Houses:' Help board up danger
07/30/12: Mother Matie's life made others' better
07/23/12: After another shooter's rampage, a numbing, random dread
07/16/12: A pill for every problem
07/09/12: Enough with marriage Hollywood style
07/02/12: Always in mind, if rarely in tune
06/18/12: The customer is . . . seldom heard
06/11/12: Paying for the hits they took in the NFL . . . three decades ago
06/04/12: Fake pot can have real consequences
05/29/12: Save the questions for humans, not your phone
05/21/12: Not being dead is one thing. Living this way is something else
05/08/12: Her child still missing, a mother soldiers on
04/30/12: In an era of wonder, he supplied the imagination
04/16/12: I'd like to teach to the world to ... glee
04/09/12: Words with Friends spells e-a-t-s t-i-m-e
03/26/12: A woman lives, thanks to simple act of caring
03/12/12: From leisurely reitirement to a life of service
03/05/12: Death of a forever-young pop idol
02/27/12: A stroke leaves her, yet steals her away
02/20/12: Death for Houston as sad as her life
02/13/12: Cupid's arrow not what it used to be
02/06/12: A graybeard at last --- minus the beard
12/05/11: Youth on Web: Reason? Who needs a reason
11/21/11: For these culinary monstrosities, let us give thanks
11/07/11: A School Opens in Haiti
10/23/11: A Working Family Finds a Working Home ... At Last
10/10/11: Outside the Park
09/19/11: Should Alzheimer's Be a Reason to Ditch Marriage Vows?
09/11/11: Remembering the Day That Changed Us
08/29/11: One Thing Steve Jobs Couldn't Change: Our Mortality
08/22/11: Working Poor Need a Place to Live
08/15/11: The Mob That New Technology Has Made
08/01/11: A Half-Century On, Their Music Still Captures Youth
07/18/11: A Sad Farewell to Borders and the Magic It Once Brought Book Lovers
07/11/11: Has America Stopped Reaching for the Stars?
07/04/11: If the Almighty Made the Sky, Can Atheists Fly It?
06/20/11: LeBron Shows Hate Is Winning the Day
06/06/11: Is It Any Wonder When Airline Passengers Go Berserk?
05/30/11: We Have Good News! It's a Brand New Baby … Something?
05/23/11: Apple Store Like a Land Far, Far Away
05/16/11: Homeless vet goes home the right way
05/09/11: Veteran died alone: Did you know him?
05/02/11: Can't fathom The Donald as presidential
04/25/11: The honor of taking our Ernie from the booth to the stage
04/18/11: Farewell to the Man Who Gave Me My Start
04/11/11: Making Sense of Fashion Sense
04/04/11: Trouble at the Office
03/28/11: Dearly E-Parted Deserve Better
03/21/11: The College That Rejects You May Do You a Favor
03/14/11: NPR Loses in 'Gotcha,' But What Was Won?
03/07/11: Not in the First Amendment: the Right to Bully
02/28/11: The Wages of Infamy
02/14/11: Modern Love
02/07/11: There's No Business Like Snow Business, Folks!
01/31/11: Yo, athletes: Twitter!truly can b bad 4 u!
01/23/11: Haiti Teaches Us Lessons in Life
01/10/11: Shake That Thing Is New Year Tradition
12/20/10: Embrace In-Laws as Your Family
12/13/10: Our Greedy Government
11/22/10: We're Here to Make a Difference
11/15/10: The Turkey Shrinks as the Absences Grow
11/08/10: "I'm not drunk, I'm alert": A Boozy Up-and-Down Makes This Loko Loco
11/01/10: No Experience Necessary --- Really?
10/11/10: If hate group uses law, why don't we?
10/04/10: It's Not Always Race, LeBron; It Might Be Ego
09/27/10: Gotcha Journalism at Its Finest: What's in Your Lunchbox?
09/20/10: Hard Times. When Will They End?
09/14/10: South Korean Education System Is a Wonder, But It Wouldn't Work Here
08/30/10: 8 Kids with 6 Moms? NFL Star Is Shameful
08/23/10: 'They're Just Killing People Up Here'
08/16/10: Airline meltdown is hardly a surprise
08/09/10: Why We Go Back to Haiti
08/02/10: Yankees' George Steinbrenner is gone; his creation lives on
07/19/10: 2010, a Good Year to Die (For Your Heirs' Sake)
07/12/10: Cleveland, Jilted
07/04/10: Cell Phones at Summer Camp? Just Say Click
06/28/10: iPhone crazies need a major wake-up call
06/21/10: This One's for All the Fathers Who Walk Out
06/14/10: Foolish Risks of Youth, and Parents Who Can't Say 'Wait'
06/07/10: Sure Sign of Summer: Construction Season Returns
05/31/10: Mortor City mayor gets his
05/24/10: Can we agree on this: TV cameras don't belong on cop beat
04/25/10: Youth Kicks Today: Beating Each Other Senseless for Internet Notoriety
04/19/10: What's driving us to road rage?
04/12/10: Teens and Florida Spring Break: A Sometimes Lethal Combination
04/05/10: What Will Dee-troit Be Like in 2020?
03/22/10: The Return of the Three-Generation Household?
03/15/10: The Big Down Under Is Small Back Home
02/15/10: I've been on a luge sled. And I've crashed.
02/01/10: An Artist Who Never Wanted to Be an 'Idol'
01/18/10: Who's Your Tiger?
01/11/10: You Really Can Go Homer Again
01/04/10: There's Nothing Sporting About Gossip as 'News'
12/14/09: The Things We Do for Fame
11/09/09: Your face in lights in Times Square -- just buy this T-shirt
11/02/09: Nice to meet you --- but not your germs
10/26/09: Hey, Wall Street: Get Off Your High Horse
10/19/09: Everything Is Suspect
10/05/09: A Walk with Faith
09/27/09: The Problem with Tailgating
09/21/09: Harwell a True Gentleman in the Booth and in Life
08/31/09: Why Was Monster Let Out to Strike Again?
08/10/09: It's Not Polite, But It's Democracy
08/03/09: Invasion of Privacy, Yes, but $100 Million Worth?
07/27/09: Obama Unfair to the Rich
07/20/09: We're Too Self-Absorbed Today to Dream of the Moon
07/13/09: Bull Running Scary, but Always a Good Story medicare
06/29/09: Sure, death has a way of aggrandizing life, but we're wacko in how we view Jacko
06/22/09: People often ask why this country is so screwed up. I wonder if we don't get the country we deserve
06/11/09: Beware the True Believers
06/01/09: Pity the 'reality' fools? Not me
05/25/09: The view through your window
05/18/09: Who the bleep is the ACLU?
05/11/09: What's in a name? Let's ask Emma!
05/04/09: Not just somebody else's mother
04/27/09: Not the way I recall college
04/20/09: Up like a rocket, but then what?
04/14/09: Life after glory
03/23/09: Talking to a ghost
03/16/09: Scared by Octomom
03/09/09: Death at sea both sad, incomplete
02/16/09: Nice work if you can get it
02/09/09: Time to stop siging day insanity
02/02/09: Who's your tiger?
01/26/09: The worst lies of all? The ones you expect
01/19/09: A tale of two plane crashes
12/15/08: Who do these senators think they're kidding?
12/08/08: This time he didn't get away
11/24/08: Who is congress to lecture Detroit?
11/17/08: Hard rhymes for hard times
11/03/08: An American moment
10/13/08: Now is not the time to blame others
10/06/08: For 20 years, it's been the best seat on television
09/29/08: Who's your tiger?
09/08/08: Keep walking, Motown mayor
08/25/08: The last event
08/18/08: O say can you see ... what nation I am?
08/11/08: Why make this olympic journey?
07/29/08: Actors going by the (comic) book
07/21/08: A grim exchange illustrates a key difference
07/14/08: What's driving Jackson nuts?
07/08/08: Goodbye to an old friend
06/23/08: Who's afraid of a headscarf?
06/16/08: The thrill is gone
06/18/08: Apple of an uncle's eye
05/19/08: No offense, sweetie!
05/05/08: Should justice be blind for fugitive turned suburban mom?
04/07/08: Meet the new boss …
04/02/08: Child abuse, disguised as faith
03/27/08: Detroit mayor's scandal has a sports page feel
03/24/08: The politician and the prostitute: A morality play gone wild
03/10/08: Camera is all too candid in the Internet age
03/03/08: No money down and nobody home
02/25/08: And the Oscar for most depressing . . .
02/11/08: By endorsing candidates, newspapers risk becoming the news themselves
01/28/08: By endorsing candidates, newspapers risk becoming the news themselves
01/21/08: Richard Knerr, inventor of toys for an era, goes the way of the hula hoop
01/14/08: Marion Jones: The needle, the lying done
12/24/07: Names in the news come a-caroling
12/17/07: Baffled by steroids? then take this test
12/03/07: A rush to analyze, eulogize a slain athlete nobody seemed to know
11/19/07: So far from want, but forgetting what we need
11/12/07: This troubled world, and the kids who live in it
10/29/07: When did adults start dressing for Halloween?
10/22/07: Airport security heading backward, but where's the outrage?
10/15/07: What lies behind the shooter's bullet?
10/08/07: Once upon a time, we trusted our athletes
10/01/07: Addicted to input, will the earphoned masses ever know the sound of the world at rest?
09/24/07: Some things are worth fighting for others, not so much
09/17/07: A night of Wonder when Stevie sings
09/10/07: It took two to play the subprime mortgage con
08/13/07: Thirty years later, still loving him tender
08/06/07: The month that was made for slacking off
07/30/07: Questions from a snowman, and other perils of politics in the Age of YouTube
07/23/07: Not so wild about Harry
07/09/07: How do you mourn an absent father?
07/02/07: 8-Tracks to iPhones: My gadget addiction
06/25/07: Clear and present danger, fresh from grandma's oven
06/18/07: The soundtrack of dad
06/11/07: An unnerving talk with Dr. Death
05/29/07: My perfect birthday gift: A phone call
05/21/07: The commodity not found in stock price
05/14/07: Paris Hilton, ex-con, likely will be worse
05/07/07: Somewhere, right now, a mind churns
04/23/07: Somewhere, right now, a mind churns
04/16/07: Where do they go to get their names back?
04/08/07: What does it mean when we are more fascinated with criminals' lives than our own?
04/02/07: Who's your Tiger?
03/05/07: Training day
02/26/07: (Dis)order in the court
02/12/07: All this cash and one of them will lose!
02/05/07: MY WORD!
01/29/07: Talent not a prerequisite of fame
01/22/07: How young or how old is 11?
01/15/07: Don't let the vault door hit you on the way out
01/02/07: Bowled over
12/18/06: Tearing open the wrapping paper, looking for happiness . . .
12/11/06: Give a holiday gift to posterity
12/04/06: Alas, babble on: English becoming de rigueur
11/13/06: Our obligation to young soldiers
10/30/06: Don't say it if you can't be it
10/01/06: Tony Bennett's ready to serenade, but where's mom?
09/25/06: The bedeviling truth of an open nation
09/18/06: That blare in the air
09/12/06: We cried on Sept. 11, but we miss Sept. 10
09/05/06: A day in the life explains his award
08/28/06: Sky high? what if sky's the limit?
08/14/06: Giving the dogsled champion her due
07/18/06: Historic head butt shines spotlight on trash talk
07/03/06: Graduation day from the other side of the street
06/26/06: Friendships need (summer)time to breathe
06/19/06: A Romeo and Juliet for modern times
06/12/06: OH, BABY ... WHAT AN EXCLUSIVE!
06/05/06: Eating my way through the years
05/29/06: Wars change with times, not soldiers
05/16/06: As cool as you want to be … and the parents' nightmares begin
04/24/06: A rapper dies, deny and hypocrisy follows
04/17/06: When a bundle of joy is a barrel of lies
04/10/06: Lessons from nights of the round table
04/03/06: It's opening day call the lawyers
03/27/06: It's his house, but it's not his home
03/13/06: It's degenerated to this: Harassment at funerals
03/06/06: AND THE OSCAR GOES TO ... THIS GUY!?
02/13/06: In doctor's office, it's hurry up and wait
01/30/06: Forget the DNA; We know Mozart
01/24/06: Uphill skiing won't catch on anytime soon
12/19/05: Definition of fan has become outdated
12/12/05: All You Need is Love maybe
12/05/05: Good sense makes good neighbors
11/21/05: The best holiday of 'em all
11/14/05: Bad case of us vs. them
11/07/05: For dead artists, the best is yet to come
10/31/05: He goes to war; she fights her own
10/24/05: A man, a squash & Martha Stewart
10/17/05: Turn on, tune in, tune out
10/03/05: Study overlooks basic male traits
09/26/05: Stupid people, stupid reaction
09/19/05: A lifetime job too long for judges
09/12/05: The man and the storm
08/29/05: No classes until after Labor Day
08/22/05: More fun, fun, fun and less talk
08/15/05: Some news is just beneath us
08/08/05: New-look Russia inspires a double take
07/18/05: Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah
07/11/05: Detroit is losing a gem
07/04/05: Definitions of patriotism
06/20/05: The view from the end of the bench
06/13/05: What if CNN hadn't happened?
06/07/05: Is there really gold in them thar living rooms?
05/30/05: If you criticize U.S., you must criticize them
05/23/05: Tales from the prom
05/16/05: What a miracle life is
05/09/05: A Mother's story
05/03/05: Even the dark times bring enlightenment
04/05/05: NBA riches vs. pizza in the dorms
03/21/05: Bring on the beakers
03/07/05: Kobe Bryant's Hollywood ending
02/07/05: The case for gender separation on Super Bowl Sunday
02/01/05: He was alive, but saw ghosts
01/24/05: Don't blame drunkenness on the beer vendor
01/19/05: Lottery winnings and happiness
01/19/05: Lottery winnings and happiness
12/20/04: It's not as if kids think athletes are role models
12/13/04: Court, ACLU call a wrong number in phone case
11/29/04: Thanksgiving air travel is for the birds
11/15/04: Mr. Honored, make way for Mr. Entitled
11/08/04: The enemy next door
10/25/04: I ain't nothin' but a hound dog, right?
09/07/04: Kobe Bryant case really changes nothing
08/30/04: Advice to gymnast Hamm is anything but golden
08/09/04: Love Boat? More like Food Boat
07/24/04: Can you hear me now?
07/19/04: Endorsements not to be confused with
07/12/04: Don't tell us, we'll tell you who's a leader
06/21/04: Coaching isn't a substitute for parenting
06/14/04: Hello, I am from Detroit and proud
06/08/04: A reputation ruined for no good reason
05/31/04: A quiet time for patriotism and reflection
05/24/04: Froot Loops, pancakes and caviar omelets
05/10/04: Why can't we stop bullying problem?
04/26/04: The professor stood for more than hockey
04/19/04: No time like the present to relive the past
04/11/04: Sister's family loves its piece of the rock
03/18/04: North and South meet at Western Michigan
03/15/04: Hockey could stop fighting in a heartbeat
03/08/04: Yeah, right, downsizing food is the answer
03/01/04: Lord of the Geeks
02/17/04: Want to get hitched? Not so fast, pal
02/09/04: Beatlemania still resonates
01/26/04: Fine, you have 110 percent of our respect
01/20/04: The sanctity of wasting our money
12/29/03: Anyone remember a concept called 'childhood'?
12/22/03: The I's have it
12/15/03: Life's brilliant on the other side of the pond
12/08/03: Squeezed by the politics of business
11/24/03: Celebs' misdeeds will make great tales for the grandkids
11/10/03: The butler did it! (But do we care?)
10/27/03: Parsley, sage, rosemary and time
10/13/03: The Kobe case: There are no winners
10/07/03: Tough choices in the not-so-amazing race
11/05/02: Everything is a billboard, even the cops
10/29/02: Nowhere to hide ... even at 40,000 feet
10/22/02: The pen isn't mightier than good sense
10/15/02: We turn our serial killers into celebrities
10/02/02: In Minnesota Vikings star receiver's view, he's king, you're dirt
09/26/01: The feds don't feel their pain
09/18/01: Some cling to life, others give it away
09/12/01: Worshipping a false 'Idol'
11/14/01: Patriotism is no excuse for stupidity
10/30/01: Dr. Dre: champ for First Amendment!
10/23/01: Terror is sugar-free
10/16/01: The army of the in-between
10/11/01: New war begins with delivery of darkness
10/08/01: Give peace a chance?
10/01/01: If this is supposed to make us feel secure, it isn't working
09/28/01: And our flag is still there
09/26/01: On the road to Ohio, life's little joys return
09/25/01: Our challenge: Not to change who we are
09/17/01: We can learn plenty from the horror
08/31/01: Back to school: Revenge of the boomers
08/22/01: The price of connectedness
08/16/01: An anniversary without celebration
07/31/01: Wanna name my kid? Pay me a cool Mil' --- OK, a half-mil'
07/25/01: Hey, there's no television on my ice floe!
07/10/01: When nobody knew what a Heisman was
07/02/01: Business opportunities for the empathy-impaired
06/25/01: Bunker mentality: At least Archie's meanness was satire
06/18/01: Famous fathers, eat your hearts out
06/05/01: 'No comment' on Bush twins is hard to swallow
05/30/01: Veteran scratches out the hatred
05/22/01: O.J.'s genius
05/15/01: No more kidding around
05/01/01: Haunted by the past
04/24/01: I WANTED TO BELIEVE
04/16/01: Before you file that extension...
04/11/01: Ever want to break an airport agent's neck? This guy did!
04/03/01: The best role models aren't on TV
03/26/01: CAN YOU GET ANY MORE ATTENTION THAN THIS!?
03/19/01: 'March madness' is aptly named
03/07/01: I'm sorry, I apologize, I beg your forgiveness
03/05/01: Young fans' web sites become a Big Harry deal
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