Detroit Free PressIn a front page editorial, the Free Press warns Congress that "if one of the three Detroit automakers goes belly-up for lack of a government-backed loan .... there will be economic hell to pay -- not just in Detroit, but all across America, including in your state, in your district." The paper notes: "A failure of one or more of the automakers would deepen the country's worst recession in 27 years, and it could take decades to rebuild the nation's industrial base." ||
Editor Paul Anger writes: "We know this industry better than anyone. We also know that while a newspaper needs to inform, there are times when a newspaper needs to speak up for what's right."
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Anger discusses the editorial with Steve Myers
