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April 3, 2013 Subscribe · Forward WATCH: The X Games Detroit Trailer Glittering lights and abandoned towers. Soaring skyscrapers and vacant meadows. Innovation and abandonment. Detroit is a city of extremes. What better place, then, to host the world's foremost showcase of extreme sports, the X Games?  Continue reading... THE PROTEST ALTERNATIVE Movement Releases Phase 3 Lineup A Photog's Life On The Road With Kid Rock WATCH: Discovering Detroit's Ghost Waters The Hot-N-Ready Just Got An Upgrade Verlander Starts The Season Like A Winner WATCH: Discovering Detroit's Ghost Waters The Most And Least Popular Cities In America 9 Things To Know About Detroit's X Games Bid New Ann Arbor Bookstore Is Finally Here Michigan Unions Targeted Again By Republicans NANCY KOTTING Inside Out in Detroit This view from my pew in its totality constituted the very juxtaposition which I had sought for years to put into words for all those inquiring minds from locales beyond Detroit who inevitably asked me: Why Detroit? Continue reading... JIM CARREY I Never Wanted to Take Your Guns Away How shallow do they think I am? I would trade my money, my fame, my reputation and legacy if there were the slightest chance of preventing the anguish of another Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, or Sandy Hook Elementary School. I ask you, truly, what manner of human being would not? Continue reading... MITCH MCEWEN Urbanists vs. Technocrats in Detroit Effectively, what we are seeing in Detroit are two different disciplines -- abstract finance on one hand and urban planning and design on the other -- telling two very different stories about the same city. Continue reading... JOHN K. BENNETT Have the Two Major Dailies in Detroit Lost All Journalistic Integrity? What can we say about those who report on unethical behavior if they are no longer the standard-bearers of integrity, ethics and excellence? Continue reading... LYNN R. GOLDMAN The Rising Threat of Childhood Obesity As the mother of a high school student, I know how hard it can be to get teenagers to reach for wholesome snacks instead of junk food. Yet I also believe that judicious government interventions can tweak our environment in ways that make it easier to eat healthier food and get out and move. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.