[martin_fierro]

Slideshow entitled "Detroit Scool Supplies"

[Miss_Meyet]

I wonder whether this plan will actually come to fruition. Robert Bobb (DPS Emergency Financial Manager) was recently halted from laying off 88 bus attendants who work with special needs students which would have saved the district $2 million a year. Some of these students also have a nurse traveling with them, as well. (Other metro Detroit districts do not have nurses on the busses for students)

Michigan ping, grellis?

[Kenton]

“Why is it that virtually every municipality that is run by Black Democrats eventually turns into Mogadishu?” he asked innocently...

[Savage Beast]

Detroit is the future of America if the Left succeeds with its agenda.

[grellis]

If you would like to be added or dropped from the Michigan ping list, please freepmail me.

[Vaduz]

Detroit being Detroit uaw takes a bow.

[AdaGray]

This actually seems like a good solution. Give the teachers all they have been promised and close schools to pay for it. Before you know it, the parents will be so pissed off they force the teachers to capitulate.

[taildragger]

We can't read the article unless we subscribe, but tangent to this are the following:

1.) Gov Snyder gives his state of state address this week for Michigan and possibly the budget. Expect IMHO come to Jesus moments for all Unions and Special Interest. ( Today's cover story at the FR baned Detroit News.)
2.) Against the Howels from the Union, The new Gov might throw a long ball and go Charter Schools big time.
3.) 2 weeks ago big cover story over on @ the Detroit News, that of the 3 Pensions for Detorit Workers, they lost 480 million to investing in non-traditional investments / shakey deals that were brokered by Kawame's buddies. Mayor Bing has come out and said the Pensions maybe Unsubstainable.
4.) Over @ the "Business Insider" Gov. Snyder has noted up to 350 communities may have to go chapter 11.
5.) In Wayne County ( MI ) 500,000 people are on food stamps.

[P.O.E.]

From History Channel series:

What will Detroit look like 40 years after people?” “We already know...it’s already happened.”

[upchuck]

Related:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657504/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2655490/posts

[Liberty Valance]

Sounds like Detroit could use a reformer/realist like NJ’s Chris Christie. Any chance a Republican could get elected there or is it all dem all the time?

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

That's just a code for forcing the public to think that raising taxes and over spending is justified. It's simply political blackmail in it's purest form.

[WOBBLY BOB]