Voices include Stephen Henderson, Nolan Finley, a Real Detroit Weekly columnist and Flint's congressman.

“I'm a nurse in a surgical center and I had to work today [Thursday] and left the house an hour early. . . . All our patients were on time, but the doctors were late!”
-- Kelly Lane, R.N., Great Lakes Surgical Center (Southfield), on Facebook snowstorm thread

“It's winter in Michigan! It gets cold here! It snows here! Nobody would have considered this a [school-closing] snow day 20 years ago.”
-- Les Newcomer of Farmington, in Facebook comment on Farmington Public Schools’ page

“Snyder is no more trustworthy than any other politician I’ve dealt with. . . . Simple explanations of any kind are no longer sufficient to wipe away the stains of the governor’s pattern of deceit on the issue of transparency.”
-- Stephen Henderson, Free Press columnist

"The media has a myopic conception of what it is to be from and live in Flint. They only show the bad."
-- Charles Thomas Jr., Flint native, in guest column at our site

"If [Bill] O'Brien wants to leave, the best job for him is in Detroit.”
-- Michael Rosenberg, Sports Illustrated columnist, on Penn State football coach 

"I'll throw my hat in the ring. Never played football, never coached football. Sadly, I can't be worse than the past few picks for Lions head coach.”
-- Ron Arnold, in letter to Free Press                   

"Duggan should . . . serve his city as Mayor Mike rather than as Boss Mike.”
-- Nolan Finley, Detroit News columnist

“I will wear clothes that cover my goodies. I will not go around pouring the free milk all over the club. Men don’t value anything free!”
-- Heather Jay Henderson, Real Detroit Weekly columnist, listing “New Year’s Resolutions for the Single Girl”