Albom: The Courage of Detroit

As a Michigander I have both laughed at Detroit and cried with it.

Few people rip into Detroit, its government, its business leaders, its educators, and its workers more than I do. I do so because I feel it is a tragedy that The Great American City has fallen so desperately on hard times, much of it the fault of its own denizens. It did not have to be this way.

While I am not in total agreement with everything that Mitch Albom has to say in this article posted at SI.com, I feel it is more than worth the read.

I sincerely hope that the future will hold brighter days for Motown. When the sun shines directly on Detroit, all of Michigan feels the warmth.