ok, first, youngstown mayor, jay williams, is an interesting politician....he has some wonderful ideas, focusing on working with what he has in youngstown instead of trying to recreate the city's history....he focused on community and economics of the region, until the interviewer asked about his future in politics, moving up to state polotics and then the dreaded social issues, where he said stright out abortion and gay marriage are against his beliefs and that while he believes in free choice and doesnt believe in discrimination, he would vote in a way that is syntonic with his beliefs....so basically if the right to abortion came up, he would vote against it, and he would vote against gay marriage as a state or national level figure.....mind you, mr. williams is a democrat
as for akron, sounds liike they have jumped on the medical mart idea themselves....im pretty sure i read that fact, but some how, hearing discussion around it really made clear the ways in which akron is grasping at opportunities while in cleveland, my self included, we whine nervously and make a little rant on the incredible poverty issues....
and to peter lawson jones...if you really want to retain people with fututes in this city, then focus more on family interventions for cleveland public school children......helping only the child is not enough, as they are a reflection of their families, as are we all
Song of the day: my city was gone- the pretenders
"I WENT BACK TO OHIO
BUT MY CITY WAS GONE
THERE WAS NO TRAIN STATION
THERE WAS NO DOWNTOWN
SOUTH HOWARD HAD DISAPPEARED
ALL MY FAVORITE PLACES
MY CITY HAD BEEN PULLED DOWN
REDUCED TO PARKING SPACES
A, O, WAY TO GO OHIO"
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