The Searchers

This is the second of five blog posts created by Leadership Next committee members Matt Clayson and Rose Giffen. The series of blog posts originally appeared in Metromode, an eZine dedicated to Southeast Michigan, in 2008.

Matt: It's as if we're constantly searching for solutions to the same old issues that have haunted us for the past 50, 100 years. Why don't we have transit? Why are we so segregated? Why is education not valued? Why is the media so negative? Why are insurance rates for city residents so high? Why can't we appreciate who we are as a region? Why can't we hold ourselves, our leaders accountable? Why are we so caught up in entitlements? Why can't we live united in the dream of a city and region of opportunity? Why can't we expect greatness?

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