I saw this coming years ago.
Ten cities including four from Ohio are listed on Forbes.com list of America's fastest dying cities. My hometown of Cleveland was on the list (for many reasons) but the town I live at and call home now Dayton is on there too. Youngstown and Canton are there as well.
The rest of the cities: Detroit and Flint, Michigan, Springfield, Mass, Scranton, Pa, Buffalo, NY, Charleston, West Virginia. I've been through Detroit and Buffalo and I can tell you it looks like the Grim Reaper himself visited these towns. Go up the road to Pontiac and it is a different story. The money coursing out of those cities is frightening.
Guess all of my concerns and warnings I made to city officials and in the media makes me look like the Lorax. My only question: Will it be time to pick up my tail and head off into the sky loosing all hope of ever seeing greener pastures again?
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