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we will recognize the need for help will go on and on, long after the headlines have disappeared. Mitch Albom writes for the Detroit Free Press. His column is distributed by Tribune Content Agency.

I find you standing outside Ford Field on Sunday. It’s snowing. It’s cold. You are decked out in Detroit Lions gear. “You know there’s no game today, right?” I ask. “Don’t be an idiot,” you reply.