Tag: Detroit

I think it would be incomplete to think of her crime as being wrapped around the illegal collection of some $60,000 or $70,000 in various shake downs. It would be more fitting to define it as her one small part in a multi-generational larceny that took a once proud city and removed from it its viability and with it, its self esteem.

When test results were delivered around the nation to school districts that take part in the standardized National Assessment of Educational Progress, only Detroit merited a visit by Michael Casserly, executive director of the Washington-based Council of the Great City Schools, to help brief the media prior to the release of the results.

Pretty cool huh, that Detroit Public Schools should deserve the presence of a nationally recognized educator to address the media on the school's latest measurement of academic achievement.

From TimesOnline dot co dot uk

The abandoned corpses, in white body bags with number tags tied to each toe, lie one above the other on steel racks inside a giant freezer in Detroit's central mortuary, like discarded shoes in the back of a wardrobe.

Some have lain here for years, but in recent months the number of unclaimed bodies has reached a record high. For in this city that once symbolised the American Dream many cannot even afford to bury their dead.

The DMA has lost numerous citizens because of its poor leadership. Despite this, Democrats - if they retain the majority of their power next year - will probably attempt to retain their stronghold in Detroit through redistricting after the 2010 census.  This makes a Republican majority imperative for next year, to ensure fair redistricting.

The Rougblog - MDOT's Poet Laureate

The Blog Prof - Detroit's Incompetence

Students For A Free Economy - WSJ Calls Us Out

Motor City Times - Something Good about Detroit.

K-12 Reformer - We Do We Ignore School Spending?

A Conservative Teacher - When Granholm Speaks Teachers Leap

Hall of Record - Detroit Is A Safe City

For A Better Day - Granholm Is No Treat

"You can count on Detroit to be there whenever it needs us." Or something like that.

The latest Detroiter to stick out her panhandling cup is city council member Joann Watson who said in a candidate's forum that the federal government should offer the city of Detroit a one time $1 billion bailout. She reiterated her request later in an interview with Darrell Dawsey of Time who asked her, essentially, if she was serious.