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May 27th 2011
Published: February 25th 2012
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Today, I am heading for Detroit. Ones first reaction may be to question my sanity. There are pretty good reasons. The popular impression of Detroit is a post-industrial hell hole, a city that has been abandoned by everyone with the means to leave. The place appears to be nothing but empty skyscrapers, burned out factories, boarded up houses, and endless blocks of overgrown vacant lots. When a... Read Full Entry



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