A few weeks back folks were sending me emails with subjects like "Obama wants to bulldoze entire neighborhoods."

The email forwards I got linked to this article from the UK telegraph ""US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive"

I thought, "Gee...I don't like that"

Then...

Last week Pittsburgh's City Paper ran an article by Adam Fleming that describes some neglected properties in the area and who was buying and selling them. "Shaky Ground". I picked up the city paper last week because I thought the front cover graphic was really cool.

Some more interesting analysis of Fleming's article has been posted to the Tube City Almanac.

Journalism Worth Reading

Tear 'Em All Down and Let God Sort 'Em Out

This caused me to think about it some more.

I now see why it may be important to tear down or bulldoze large sections of neighborhoods that are blighted this way. Who is going to put money into properties that are right next to horrible messes that are not only eyesores but may even be dangerous? Tearing down the abandoned/neglected properties would help to shore up property values in neighborhoods where prices are unstable. This could help to bring development... etc.

Oh gee, why can't anything just be "black or white" or "right or wrong" anymore?

Tags: local news, politics

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I haven't been updating much lately (not even on twitter). I think I've been too confused about things going on around me to be coherent. So many things are going on. Many good, many not so good. That's okay, that's life. I just wonder what it is all going to mean as I look forward. I'm coming to the realization that I'll probably have to go to graduate school, but for what? I don't see myself being a business leader so an MBA is out. I think I want the heck out of education. I've been considering things like biochemistry and pharmacology (lots of jobs). With my statistics background, I'd be an asset to research teams. But would I be any happier?

Current Mood: confused

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