or maybe the big ballah mayor just likes kickin' it with NBA players more than teachers.
On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The same day that they announced the cutting of the jobs, they also > announced in the free press (www.freep.com) the allotment of 35 million > dollars to cleanup the city (road projects) for the 2005 all star game, > and the 2006 superbowl. I think the main thinking behind this, is that it > can help more money come into the city through alternate means, and > hopefully get some of those teaching jobs back. Not sure what I think > personally... > > dns > > On Mon, 5 Apr 2004, Dennis DeSantis wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I'm still trying to figure out what good casinos > > > are doing in the city if THEY can't use that money to stop something like > > > the elimination of teachers from happening. a shame.. > > > > Amen. I remember when the folks pitching the casinos had this > > brilliantly focused propaganda campaign about how their developments > > would bring all this cash into Detroit, thereby causing some kind of > > revitalization-through-osmosis or something. People ate that up too - > > as if even the hope that something could help, despite all evidence to > > the contrary, was worth the gamble (pun intended). > > So how'd that work out? I don't live there any more, and haven't for a > > while. But the last time I checked out the areas near the casinos it > > looked like the only improvement was that there was now light pollution. > > > > > > -- > > Dennis DeSantis > > www.dennisdesantis.com > > >
