A body frozen in a block of ice. (Max Ortiz / The Detroit News)I might be partial to this story because I have family ties to Detroit, so I'd like to know what you think of it.
I'm a fan of The Detroit News reporter Charlie LeDuff, who left a gig at the NYT. He explained it this way: "I can't write the things I want to say. I want to talk about race, I want to talk about class. I want to talk about the things we should be talking about."
Anyway, back to the story, which is about a human being who was discovered frozen in a block of ice. Usually, I hate when a reporter includes himself in a story. LeDuff pulls it off.
It's a short story, but it sums up what is going on in that city right now on so many levels.
I can't quit thinking about the guy in the ice. Someone mentioned to me that they'd like to see a follow-up on who the dead guy is. I don't think we should know. That's part of why this story is so powerful. I think the point is to make you wonder -- and then feel guilty and sad -- that this guy was left that way.
But if you want to know, there was a follow-up story. And it, too, broke my heart.
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