A few weeks ago, a young man named Ali Chanine in Dearborn Heights decided he was tired of waiting for Big Gretch—and his mayor, Mo Baydoun—to “Fix the Damn Roads.” He bought some cold patch at the hardware store and did it himself. You might have seen the video on TikTok or on the local news. Sometimes, making politics local again means giving a speech. And sometimes it means getting your hands dirty, to make your city just a little bit better.…
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