Not to alarm you, but America is going softer than room temperature butter. Exhibit 8,134: Schools have started to ban dodgeball.

Growing up in Dearborn, I had the luxury of playing baseball in some of the best public parks around. Some 30 years later, I can still say the same: they are some of the best public parks around . . . all 43 of them.

Hi, Dearborn. Since we’re all best friends now, I can share a secret. I’m going to tell you how I first found my way to the stage. It’s simple: a girl.

A newborn’s grand entrance offers perspective

Adray. Simply say the word and anyone who grew up in Dearborn will likely have an immediate memory.

*Hey, Brian Mosallam, you’re about to be inducted into the Dearborn Sports Hall of Fame. Now, what are you going to do?

I had been looking for just the right column to write before this issue. I think I may have found it. It’s the story of Stan Howard.

Never did I imagine the response we would generate from our special September issue, “Sharing Ramadan.”

Whatever your religious affiliation may be from Atheist to Zoroastrian, it’s clear that our approach toward faith represents some of the strongest glue in our lives.

Several months ago, veteran journalist David Crumm, approached me about a project that would honor and celebrate the lives of Muslims through listening.