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YOUR HOMETOWN IS STRUGGLING. YET HERE COMES THE SUPER BOWL, WITH ALL ITS GLITZ, BEING PLAYED AT A STADIUM NAMED AFTER FORD, WHICH JUST CUT 30,000 JOBS. ANY MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THAT AWKWARD TIMING? It's disappointing that Detroit is going through what it has to go through. You never want that to happen, especially at a time when you want to showcase the city. So it's difficult to handle. But it's home, and I'll always love home...
...TEAMMATE ONCE SAID OF YOU, "NFL RUNNING BACKS ARE USUALLY FAST, LIKE A CHEETAH. HE'S MORE OF AN ELEPHANT." AGREE? I would probably go with the terminology of cars--whereas most running backs are Ferraris or Porsches, I'm a Ford F-150 pickup. I'm consistent and crank up every time you put the key in. But I'm not going to win too many races. I'm durable but not the sexiest vehicle to drive...
...that they now have problems of overcapacity. Still, with 300 million rural laborers in China eager to join the industrialization push for pay that's a fraction of what Americans or West Europeans earn, the downward pressure on wages and jobs worldwide is likely to continue. Just last week, Ford announced it will lay off up to 30,000 workers and close 14 plants in the U.S. in a huge restructuring to shore up its finances. Such drastic steps are feeding a backlash against globalization that's of growing concern to the panelists. "There's a win-win depiction...
...Super Bowl experience is part of American culture," says Chad Audi, chief operating officer of the shelter on Third Street, less than a half-mile from Ford Field. "This way, instead of being thrown in jail or whatever to get them out of the way, they can feel like human beings being treated with dignity and respect." Along with dozens of volunteers from local churches, the mission plans to have substance-abuse counselors and mental health workers on site to help assess the needs of partygoers. "Maybe we can pay a few utility bills to get them back into housing...
...says Andre Johnson, who generally gets by passing out handbills in the once bustling neighborhood on the edge of downtown Detroit. "They've got free food and a big-screen TV. To hell with going downtown and trying to hustle. We have to hustle every day." And hustling around Ford Field will be difficult over the next week. The police have already started warning the homeless to stay away from the festivities, says Mike "Chicago" Jones, another homeless man. "If you don't have a valid ID on you, they're going to run you off," he says. The object...