John Carlisle - Profile and Journalist Details

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Detroit Free Press columnist. I write about people nobody else does.

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Total articles 555

• NHS coffin ships: how saving our NHS could rescue the UK economy

  By John Carlisle Verified| Yorkshire Bylines Verified In 1819 my ancestors, fleeing a bankrupt Britain after the Napoleonic wars, boarded the HMS Chapman for South Africa. There was a long delay due to shipping congestion in the Thames. While waiting they were horrified to learn that a neighbouring vessel had sunk without warning, drowning the entire crew. The rotten bottom timbers had just fallen out. This was an example of a coffin ship.

  By John Carlisle Verified · Yorkshire Bylines

  Feb. 11, 2025

• Mystery water hose in woods of U.P. becomes source of contention between residents, state

  By John Carlisle Verified| Yahoo Verified GREENLAND TOWNSHIP — There’s mystery water flowing from a hose that sticks out of a hole in the ground in an Upper Peninsula ghost town. And people in the area have been drinking it for years. “It is probably the purest water you’d ever taste,” said Ron Store, a 56-year-old Ontonagon County commissioner. “You can put this stuff in a glass jar, sit it on your porch for a month and it’s not going to turn green.

  By John Carlisle Verified · Yahoo

  Jan. 13, 2025

• Mystery water hose in woods of U.P. becomes source of contention between residents, state

  By John Carlisle Verified| Yahoo News Verified Kayln Hudson-Store, 44, of Greenland Township, and her daughter Anneli Store,10, fill jugs of unregulated water from an old trailside artesian well near Ontonagon in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on Monday, March 25, 2024, after a late-season blizzard. For years, locals have used the water. Then the state found out and ordered them to stop. GREENLAND TOWNSHIP — There’s mystery water flowing from a hose that sticks out of a hole in the ground in an Upper Peninsula ghost town.

  By John Carlisle Verified · Yahoo News

  Jan. 13, 2025

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Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Free Press is a historic daily newspaper based in Detroit, Michigan, and is recognized as one of the most widely circulated newspapers in the United States. Founded on May 5, 1831, it is Michigan’s oldest continuously operating newspaper and became the state’s first daily newspaper in 1835. The Free Press has a rich history, including significant contributions to Michigan’s statehood and notable Civil War coverage. The newspaper offers daily and Sunday print editions, providing local, national, and international news. It also features digital journalism with online articles and multimedia content. Historical issues from 1837 to 2025 are accessible through various digital archives. The Free Press has a long-standing tradition of specialized sections, including women’s reporting and columns by prominent figures. It operates under a joint agreement with the Detroit News, sharing printing and business operations while maintaining independent editorial teams.