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Username: Irvine_laird
Post Number: 46
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:52 am: |    |
Last night, while contemplating a life of leadership and public service, I began jotting down names of metro Detroit leaders--business, education, government, nonprofit, etc.--who are worthy of admiration, imitation, and trust.
Who are the "great ones" among us? The men and women who you would choose to be your mentors, role models, and teachers? Who are the civic-minded leaders who you wish we could have a hundred more just like them in business, education, and government? Who truly "gets it" and has the guts to do something about it?
Who would be on your list? |
Redvetred
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Username: Redvetred
Post Number: 16
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 10:44 am: | |
Roger Penske
Bill Davidson
Mike Illitch |
Rrl
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Username: Rrl
Post Number: 807
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 10:46 am: | |
Chuck Forbes
Dave Bing |
Sharmaal
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Username: Sharmaal
Post Number: 1111
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 10:53 am: | |
Al Taubman
Richard Manoogian |
Crew
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Username: Crew
Post Number: 1261
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 11:04 am: | |
Brooks Patterson (ducks from thowing bottles) |
Fury13
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Username: Fury13
Post Number: 1640
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 11:05 am: | |
Chuck Forbes
Pete Karmanos
Dan Gilbert
Don Davis
Dave Bing
Hansen Clarke
Dave Woodward
Roger Penske
David DiChiera |
Pussygirl313
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Username: Pussygirl313
Post Number: 24
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 11:08 am: | |
David DiChiera - Michigan Opera Theatre |
Pussygirl313
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Username: Pussygirl313
Post Number: 25
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 11:08 am: | |
William Austin |
Gannon
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Username: Gannon
Post Number: 9181
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 11:45 am: | |
Maria Elena Rodriguez--President of the Mexicantown Community Development Council. I have not yet met this woman, but everything I hear about her is positive.
Kelli Kavanaugh--credits too numerous to count...don't yet know anyone who dares say NO to her when asked. Every project that has even a slight touch from her shines.
HAD to bring forth a few of the great women in this town...y'all are sexist, capitalist pigs.
Heh. |
Homer
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Username: Homer
Post Number: 171
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 11:53 am: | |
Maryann Mahaffey
Mel Ravitz |
6nois
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Username: 6nois
Post Number: 223
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 12:03 pm: | |
Stephen Vogel |
Pete
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Username: Pete
Post Number: 66
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 12:40 pm: | |
Francis Grunow |
Pete
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Username: Pete
Post Number: 67
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 12:43 pm: | |
and Mary Kramer |
Tigers2005
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Username: Tigers2005
Post Number: 131
Registered: 02-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 12:48 pm: | |
John Hertel
Doesn't get a whole lot of press for all of his work to get mass transit in Detroit. If anyone can get it done, it will be him. |
Mackinaw
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Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 2763
Registered: 02-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:00 pm: | |
-Penske
-Kwame Kilpatrick
-anyone who has invested, with a genuine effort for quality (i.e. most landlords other than Kefalinos), in the city over the past decade or so when others were laughing. These people are leaders and trend-setters. |
Jt1
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Username: Jt1
Post Number: 9126
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:03 pm: | |
Tom Barwin would make the list if he didn't get fed up with the lack of cooperation or progress around here and move on to greener pastures. |
Sarge
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Username: Sarge
Post Number: 599
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:04 pm: | |
ItsJeff (RIP) |
Dabirch
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Username: Dabirch
Post Number: 2277
Registered: 06-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:07 pm: | |
Peter Zeiler
Scott Martin
John Thompson |
Rhymeswithrawk
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Username: Rhymeswithrawk
Post Number: 720
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:08 pm: | |
Brooks Patterson (ducks from thowing bottles)
:: "thows" bottle :: |
Gannon
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Username: Gannon
Post Number: 9188
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:22 pm: | |
Thanks Dabirch, we needed that.
You, too, Sarge. He is in a special category entirely, Servant-Leader. We notice them when they are NOT there, mostly.
Cheers! |
Quinn
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Username: Quinn
Post Number: 1305
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:28 pm: | |
Colin Hubbel
Francis Grunow
Peter Karmanos
Maryanne Mahaffey (PH)
Doug McIntosh (PH) |
Dabirch
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Username: Dabirch
Post Number: 2278
Registered: 06-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:29 pm: | |
Gannon --
Although quite different, the three have some very similar qualities.
(1) Realism. They understand the city. The see its short comings. And they use that as a base to try to do what it is they think needs to be done.
(2) Meaningful Accomplishment. Each of them have actually done things that have had an impact on the people, or the neighborhood, or the city as a whole. Talkers...yes. But doers much more.
(3) Generosity. Each of them buy me a drink when I see them. |
Thejesus
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Username: Thejesus
Post Number: 1165
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:36 pm: | |
Carl Levin |
Gistok
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Username: Gistok
Post Number: 4300
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 2:41 pm: | |
Business People:
Peter Cummings
Dan Gilbert
Dave Bing
Richard Manoogian
Mike Ilitch *
Marion Ilitch
Denise Ilitch
Atanas Ilitch
Anthony Pieroni *
Chuck Forbes *
Peter Karmanos
Al Taubman
In the Arts:
David DiChiera *
Robert & Maggie Allessee
Francis Grunow *
Michael Hauser *
Rebecca Binno Savage *
Politicians:
Carl Levin
John Dingell
* - Have met them |
Dabirch
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Username: Dabirch
Post Number: 2279
Registered: 06-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 2:58 pm: | |
Robert Allessee had a golf bad the size of a small cadillac.
And he had a bar inside that thing (a ton of splits and some mixers).
Weighed a ton -- especially for a 12 year old looper.
But he was a pretty decent tipper, back in the day.
Maggie on the other hand... |
Sharmaal
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Username: Sharmaal
Post Number: 1116
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 3:05 pm: | |
Judge Damon Keith. |
Oldredfordette
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Username: Oldredfordette
Post Number: 1670
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 3:15 pm: | |
Rev. Ed Rowe
Maryann Mahaffey
Al Fishman |
3rdworldcity
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Username: 3rdworldcity
Post Number: 630
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 3:21 pm: | |
Mackinaw: Thanks. |
Mackinaw
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Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 2764
Registered: 02-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 4:02 pm: | |
Thank YOU. |
Innercitydoc
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Username: Innercitydoc
Post Number: 42
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 5:02 pm: | |
Robert Porcher |