Front Lines
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As I Was Saying
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JNenline
s my ardent readers will attest (and both of them agree), there
are language difficulties that often bother me. It is so easy to
confuse sound-alike words or to pick a similar word in the
wrong situation or to just display a lack of vocabulary.
One of the best places to find such errors is now in your hands as
you read this: a newspaper. Either because of an
attempt to be brief ( a headline) or to create an
image or to be negligent of grammar there are
many funny statements that have appeared in
print for all to see. Let's look at some.
Sometimes editors will end up stating the
obvious in an attempt to be clear:
• If strike isn't settled soon, it may last a while.
•War dims hopes for peace.
• Smokers are productive, but death curbs
efficiency
• Cold wave linked to temperatures.
• Man is fatally slain.
• Something went wrong in jet crash, experts
say. (Which was then followed by: Plane Too Close To Ground, Crash
Probe Told.)
• Death causes loneliness, feeling of isolation.
• Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
If one isn't careful to read and re-read one's creation, he could create a
meaning opposite of the one intended. Consider:
•Nicaragua sets goal to wipe out literacy
•Autos killing 100 a day; let's resolve to do better.
•Local High School Dropouts Cut In Half
• New Study of Obesity Looks For Larger Test Group
• Include Your Children When Baking Cookies.
Faulty grammar, misplaced modifiers, lack of hyphenation are other
causes for embarrassment in headline writing. For instance:
• Eye Drops Off Shelf
• Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim
• Dealers will hear car talk at noon.
• Lawmen From Mexico Barbecue Guests
• Miners refuse to work after death.
• Two Soviet ships collide — one dies.
• Two sisters reunite after 18 years at checkout counter.
• Teacher Strikes Idle Kids
• Juvenile Court To Try Shooting Defendant
• Stolen Painting Found By Tree
At other times it is an unfortunate pairing of words that causes the
poor message delivery.
• Grandmother of eight makes hole in one
• Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers
•Two convicts evade noose — jury hung
•Milk drinkers are turning to powder
•Safety experts say school bus passengers should be belted
• Farmer Bill Dies In House
• Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
Well, even when you make your living with words, it is possible to have
them turn against you. And if you feel like saying something negative
about my writing, just remember that I do not have to stay here and be
insulted; I can go anywhere. L7
Kosher Bakery Opens
Near the corner of Orchard Lake and Maple roads, where a synagogue,
kosher butcher and Judaica store already exist, the only Jewish venue
missing was a kosher bakery.
With the opening of
Bake Station Too, the
West Bloomfield inter-
section is complete.
This outlet of the nine-
year-old Bake Station
Southfield is the first
kosher bakery in the
township.
Although no baking
will be done at the new
location, you'd never
know it by looking
around the shop.
Displaying their wares inside the new
"Everything you see
bakery are the Katz family: Kayla, 15;
at Southfield, we will
Amy; Hannah, 4; Steve; and Brianna, 13.
have in West Bloomfield
on a daily basis," said Steve Katz, president of Bake Station Bakeries
of Michigan, who owns the stores along with his wife, Amy, who
designed and is running the newest bakery. "We will truck the fresh-
baked items every day, along with items that are special-ordered."
And if the stock gets low, the ovens in Southfield are near enough
for an extra delivery. "But we never run out of things:' Katz said.
"In fact, we have a surplus every day that we deliver to Yad Ezra
[Michigan's kosher food pantry in Berkley]."
Both locations are supervised by the Council of Orthodox Rabbis of
Greater Detroit. Bake Station baked goods all are parve and nut-free.
The new 1,200-foot store, which opened Feb. 26, has been busy
"It's a fabulous thing;' Katz said. "The community has been very
welcoming. The new bakery is a long, long time coming. We've been
searching for the right place and we are very excited to be here. This
store will be a model for any future stores to come."
Bake Station Too is at 6663 Orchard Lake Road. Hours: 8 a.m.-6
p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Fridays; 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sundays. (248) 626-9000.
Cap & Gown
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Any Jewish senior in Michigan
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point average can receive a free
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For complete information, go to JNonline.us and click on the
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- Shelli Liebman Dorfman, senior writer
Billionaire Club
Three members of the
Detroit Jewish community
made Forbes magazine's lat-
est list of billionaires:
• William Davidson,
Daniel
A. Alfred
William
automotive/architec-
Gilbert
Taubman
Davidson
tural glass, Detroit Pistons,
Detroit Shock, Tampa Bay
Lightning, Palace Sports & Entertainment. Net worth, $4.1 billion.
Rank: 210.
• A. Alfred Taubman, shopping centers/real estate. Net worth, $2
billion. Rank: 488.
• Daniel Gilbert, Rock Financial/Quicken Loans. Net worth, $1.2 bil-
lion. Rank: 799.
Nine Michiganians made the annual list. Membership totals less
- Robert A. Sklar, editor
than 1,000 worldwide.
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