President Barack Obama will be visiting two Detroit auto plants today, touting the huge success of the loans and corporate makeovers of 2009. Over 55,000 direct jobs were saved; along with tens of thousands of indirect jobs with suppliers, OEMs, nearby businesses. People could save their homes and of course there was an economic stimulus when all of those people have jobs and businesses large and small become more viable. The President of the United States of America will visit the Jefferson Chrysler Plant were a new Jeep Cherokee will be built; and the Detroit-Hamtramck GM plant where the new Chevy Volt will be built.

 

 

Tom Walsh, automotive writer for the Detroit Free Press, published a great article today on why President Obama's work with the auto companies is one of his greatest accomplishments to date and nothing short of a miracle. Although many may not agree, I agree with Tom that the Prez should definitely be given his props for keeping the USA out of a depression and literally saving the U.S. auto industry. Read Tom's article here. 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. John Telford will be performing a reading of his new book, A Life on the Run, hosted by the Detroit Historical Museum on Thursday, April 22 2010 at 6 p.m. The cost is $10.00.

Ron Dzwonkowski wrote a wonderful piece about Dr. John Telford in the Sunday edition of the Detroit Free Press. Here's the introductory paragraph; click the link to read the entire article. It's excellent!

John Telford has been fighting all his life. As a kid, he brawled on the streets of Detroit and boxed in the ring. As an adult, he traded his fists for words and actions that were no less combative. Like all fighters, he's a hero to some, a real pain to others.

http://www.freep.com/article/20100418/COL32/4180623