Khalil AlHajal
Deputy Opinion Editor at Detroit Free Press
Deputy Opinion Editor @Freep. Dearborn native. Detroit resident. Obsessive gardener. Angry Arab.
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1 week ago |
freep.com | Nancy Kaffer |Khalil AlHajal |Kristi Tanner
Nancy Kaffer, Khalil AlHajal and Kristi TannerDetroit Free PressNo one should feel good about winning an election 80% of voters sat out. But that’s exactly how Detroit’s last election was decided. In the 2021 municipal election, Mayor Mike Duggan won a third term. City Clerk Janice Winfrey won a fifth term. Voters reelected three members of the Detroit City Council and seated six new members.
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3 weeks ago |
freep.com | Khalil AlHajal
MACKINAC ISLAND ― When Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan took part in his first mayoral debate, in 2013 on Mackinac Island, he was fighting for a spot in the shadow of state-appointed Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, who led the city through bankruptcy before handing control back to elected leaders in 2014. Last week, five leading candidates for mayor took the island debate stage to battle for a spot in the shadow of Mike Duggan.
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1 month ago |
usatoday.com | Khalil AlHajal
When times are tough, I like to remind myself that I live in a country where I’m protected by an ironclad constitution from arrest without charge. Whatever hardships arise, at least I cannot be snatched up by government henchmen or hooded goons because of something I said, or wrote. Not without redress. Not without lawsuits, news coverage, protests, firings or prosecution for abuses of power – the guardrails of American freedom. That assurance is simply not available in much of the world.
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1 month ago |
freep.com | Khalil AlHajal
Professional wrestling can seem like a childish artform. All the bejeweled cowboy hats, tasseled boots and hyper-muscular men screaming violent intentions into microphones. The outlandish ring maneuvers, melodramatic storylines and occasional dance breaks. But if you grow up consuming it, you may just never cut the cord.
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2 months ago |
yahoo.com | Khalil AlHajal
When times are tough, I like to remind myself that I live in a country where I’m protected by an ironclad constitution from arrest without charge. Whatever hardships arise, at least I cannot be snatched up by government henchmen or hooded goons because of something I said, or wrote. Not without redress. Not without lawsuits, news coverage, protests, firings or prosecution for abuses of power ― the guardrails of American freedom. That assurance is simply not available in much of the world.
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