Author – The Durango Herald

Americans rarely seek guidance from clergy, poll reveals

DETROIT – Timothy Buchanan says he never consults clergy about important decisions, but it’s not for lack of faith: He regularly attends a nondenominational Christian church near his home. ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Fans mourn Aretha Franklin at gospel-infused public viewing

DETROIT – The regal presence Aretha Franklin exuded in life was captured at her viewing on Tuesday, with the late Queen of Soul in a gold-plated casket dressed completely in red, including h...

DATE: Aug 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Scholarship for Muslim women honors pioneering scientist

DETROIT – When it came to pursuing a scientific career, Tasneem Essader encountered forces pulling her in and pushing her away: She drew inspiration from her mother’s work in chemistry, but ...

DATE: Dec 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education

A short, but rich, tour of N.Y.’s Little Syria

For 60 years, a Manhattan home for Arab-Americans

DATE: Nov 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

Law guild formed for craft brewers

Lawyers seek to help heavily regulated beverage industry

DATE: May 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Food

Man recounts harrowing Uber ride with Kalamazoo suspect

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – An Uber passenger said he called police to report an erratic driver more than an hour before the driver allegedly began a series of three random shootings that killed six ...

DATE: Feb 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gunman kills 6 at apartment complex, dealership, restaurant

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – A gunman who seemed to choose his victims at random opened fire outside an apartment complex, a car dealership and a restaurant in Michigan, killing at least six people du...

DATE: Feb 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Census change considered

New racial classification could help Arab-Americans

DATE: Jan 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Containing Detroit’s housing blight

DETROIT – An unusual home taking shape inside General Motors’ sprawling Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant is intended to be part of a movement to rebuild the city’s economy and deteriorating,...

DATE: Jan 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business