

REMEMBERING THE 1968 DETROIT TIGERS
0n July 20,1969 the first astronauts landed on the moon. It was a great achievement! In October of 1968 another great event took place. The Detroit Tigers won the World Series The Tigers had not won the world series since 1945. Twenty-three long years. They had not won in my lifetime. Twenty-Three years seemed like a very long time. It does not seem so long today when I realize it has been forty-two years since they have last won the series in 1984. The team had a record in 1

Ron Turett
24 hours ago3 min read
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GOING TO THE MOON
The first moon landing took place on Sunday July 20,1969. The three astronauts on that historic flight were Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Mike Collins. Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk on the moon. The landing was seen all over the world on television. Most of those television sets were black and white with screens that were a lot smaller than the ones many people have today. The first words spoken on the moon by Neil Armstrong were "that's one small step for man

Ron Turett
7 days ago2 min read
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A VERY DISTURBING DAY!
We were driving east on Maple Road this past Thursday March 12,2026. It was around noon. We were heading towards Trader Joes's at Telegraph and Maple. Somewhere between Halstead and Drake Roads we heard sirens behind us. We pulled to the side of the road. The emergency vehicles past our car. We did not think much of it and began to move on. Very quickly more emergency vehicles were coming from all directions. Again, we moved to the shoulder of the road. We saw them heading do

Ron Turett
Mar 152 min read
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