The Observation Deck

While my good friend Stan point to the article about Robert Conrad as worth reading in the Plain Dealer, I thought the story above it on the front page to be more inspiring.

"You can choose to run away and stay the same way you are, or you can solve problems and change as a human being."

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/01 ... neigh.html


FWIW

I do agree with the sentiment ... running away is not a solution... but I don't think this situation is generalizable to Lakewood. Lakewood has always been economically integrated but I think we are just now dealing as a community with the issue of race. The Ludlow community has a 70K average income. I think any neighborhood in Lakewood, with any racial composition, would be doing just fine with a 70K income. I think what Lakewood has to come to terms with is it has a lot of working poor people living here and that being working poor is not a bad thing for the community. Having the working poor being a equal member at the policy table would promote this community in the most positive way.