Motor City blues

Just got back into town last night after spending a week in Detroit and Canada visiting my mother and  extended family. Here’s what’s up in Motown:

  • Several City Council members are under investigation by the FBI for allegedly taking bribes
  • The mayor is under indictment for perjury
  • The school district is about $400 million in the hole
  • Sales for the Big Three automakers for the first six months of the year were the lowest in about a decade

Oy! At least the Tigers are playing better.

Sure, Wichita has some issues. But I think we probably do more things right than wrong. Sometimes it takes a little reminding to remember that.

2 Comments

  1. mrcontroversy
    Posted July 7, 2008 at 2:56 pm | Permalink

    It’s like comparing an earthquake to a tornado, heck, they’re both disasters, just of a different magnitude.

  2. mcs7584
    Posted July 9, 2008 at 10:11 am | Permalink

    We shouldn’t ignore our own corruption simply because it may be less severe, in your opinion, than that of another city.