Everything That's On My Mind

Monday, February 20, 2006

Sometimes, only the words of Charlie Brown will do.

Argh!!!

I love metro Detroit. I've lived in the city itself and I've lived in the suburbs. I think Detroit is a great place, despite all the decay and neglect in the city itself. I love to go downtown for events like the Jazz Festival, Winter Blast, the Auto Show, and of course the occasional ballgame. My wife and I went to Cleveland recently and I was blown away by the positive changes in that city. I still believe that kind of revival can happen in Detroit.

That's why it is SO frustrating to see all the bickering and self-serving posturing by the political leaders of our region. The latest sad example is the Detroit Zoo fiasco. How incredibly stupid to use this wonderful institution as a political poker chip. Now, I'm not trying to assign blame on anyone. I don't need to, there's plenty to go around. Shame on everyone involved.

One step forward, two steps back...argh!!!

Politics

Monday, February 20, 2006 - 03:09 PM Eastern Standard Time

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Monday, February 20, 2006 2:09:54 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

AARGH!! I can't believe this is happening. The zoo was the one place I loved to take the kids and was really cheap too (we bought the annual pass). I can't imagine living in a city without a zoo - even here in San Antonio I land up taking the kids about 10 to 20 times a year.

Cori Smelker

Monday, February 27, 2006 2:10:18 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

We were stunned when we heard they were planning to close one of Detroit's few cultural landmarks. We haven't made it to the Denver Zoo yet (3 hours away), but we've made it back to the Detroit Zoo every year (21 hours away)!

Jenn Cook

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