Assistant Sports Editor, The Detroit News

Let us not forget they also elected John Engler three times before that and were dumb enough to run Geoffrey Fieger against him in the third election

 

michiganders (and i am/was one) can get defensive about the state because so much of it is defined by detroit. that's . wicked's post comes up short of the whole truth. jim_carty's post is more accurate, especially when he talks about schools, housing and recreational opportunities. grosse pointe and "up north" are far from the only two nice areas of the state. the west side of the state, for much of the lake michigan coastline, is beautiful. if you live in the metro detroit area, there are thousands of boating opportunities -- from inland lakes to lake erie to rivers.

my rather large family has lived there for generations. myself and another cousin are the only ones who have left the state. many have made a nice living for themselves in places all across the state, but mostly in the metro detroit area.

on another note: the detroit news just made an interesting hire. former ny times writer charlie leduff is joining the paper's project team and metro desk.
http://poynter.org/forum/view_post.asp?id=13117

 

Funky, my post is based on my experience with the state. In my opinion, there is a lot that's bad there. That is not to say there aren't beautiful areas and nice towns. The people, eh, I didn't find them any nicer than those I see on a daily basis in my neck of the woods.

 

I can think about 30 cities that arent Grosse Pointe that are fine.
And again, if you have a job, the economy doesn't matter. But feel free to continue to complain about it even though you arent in Michigan anymore.

Some of us like the weather, and don't worry about perjury or dead stripper's because he isn't our mayor.

 

List those 30 cities. I'll name two to help you out: Royal Oak and Birmingham.

And, sorry, the economy IS your worry. The second numbers fall below ridiculous projections, Singleton cuts positions -- and you could be on the chopping block.

If you're out of work, in that economy? Not a picnic.

Of course, Hank will come back here, call me an asshole (again) and say I don't know what I'm talking about. Doesn't matter that I've backed up my points with some facts. I'm an asshole, apparently, since I come from New England, whatever the fuck that means.