“Outta’ My Mind on a Monday Moanin’”

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The head of the Detroit Economic Club, Steve Grigorian, has announced good news exclusively for DEC members and their guests: in association with the Michigan Debate Commission, the 2026 gubernatorial candidates will be featured this Wednesday, Sept. 16, on stage at the Motor City Casino Hotel.

Jocelyn Benson, Michigan’s Secretary of State, and Rep. John James will each have solo time on stage to answer a series of questions and present their case to lead our great state as governor.

“Focus with Paul W. Smith” will have you in the front row on 760AM WJR and WJR.com from noon till 2 p.m.

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Though people will talk for years about how the Michigan-Western Michigan game ended, I will forever remember the incredible grace and class shown by Western Michigan University’s president, Russ Kavalhuna, and head football coach, Lance Taylor. The next day, in a long press conference, they gave us a master class in taking an unbelievable twist of fate and accepting it with their heads held high.

What a great lesson for their team, all students, and, for that matter, all of us.

While my late big brother, Mark, a proud WMU graduate, wouldn’t have been happy with how the game ended, he would have been proud of his school’s leadership.

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A notable medical note you might have missed:

A new study has shown that women who take hormone replacement therapy to ease menopause symptoms are 16% less likely to get Alzheimer’s disease. Shouldn’t that study from the University of East Anglia (UEA) be a bigger story?

Paul W. Smith is host of “Focus” on WJR-AM (760) from noon to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday.

This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Politics, sportsmanship and a medical story worth knowing | Smith

Reporting by Paul W. Smith / The Detroit News

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