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Posted on 10/24/2004 10:37:30 AM PDT by Y2Krap
From Elder Statesman John Hospers * * *
Dear Libertarian:
As a way of getting acquainted, let me just say that I was the first presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party back in l972, and was the author of the first full-length book, Libertarianism, describing libertarianism in detail. I also wrote the Libertarian Partys Statement of Principles at the first libertarian national convention in 1972. I still believe in those principles as strongly as ever, but this year -- more than any year since the establishment of the Libertarian Party -- I have major concerns about the choices open to us as voting Americans.
There is a belief thats common among many libertarians that there is no essential difference between the Democrat and Republican Parties -- between a John Kerry and a George W. Bush administration; or worse: that a Bush administration would be more undesirable. Such a notion could not be farther from the truth, or potentially more harmful to the cause of liberty.
The election of John Kerry would be, far more than is commonly realized, a catastrophe. Regardless of what he may say in current campaign speeches, his record is unmistakable: he belongs to the International Totalitarian Left in company with the Hillary and Bill Clintons, the Kofi Annans, the Ted Kennedys, and the Jesse Jacksons of the world. The Democratic Party itself has been undergoing a transformation in recent years; moderate, pro-American, and strong defense Senators such as Zell Miller, Joe Lieberman and Scoop Jackson are a dying breed. Observe how many members of the Democrat Party belong to the Progressive Caucus, indistinguishable from the Democratic Socialists of America. That caucus is the heart and soul of the contemporary Democratic Party.
Todays Democrats have been out of majority power for so long that they are hungry for power at any price and will do anything to achieve it, including undermining the President and our troops in time of war; for them any victory for Americans in the war against terrorism is construed as a defeat for them.
The Democratic Party today is a haven for anti-Semites, racists, radical environmentalists, plundering trial lawyers, government employee unions, and numerous other self-serving elites who despise the Constitution and loath private property. It is opposed to free speech witness the mania for political correctness and intimidation on college campuses, and Kerrys threat to sue television stations that carry the Swift Boat ads. If given the power to do so, Democrats will use any possible means to suppress opposing viewpoints, particularly on talk radio and in the university system. They will attempt to enact hate speech and hate crime laws and re-institute the Fairness Doctrine, initiate lawsuits, and create new regulations designed to suppress freedom of speech and intimidate their political adversaries. They will call it defending human rights. This sort of activity may well make up the core of a Kerry administration Justice Department that will have no truck with the rule of law except as a weapon to use against opponents.
There are already numerous stories of brownshirt types committing violence against Republican campaign headquarters all over the country, and Democrat thugs harassing Republican voters at the polls. Yet not a word about it from the Kerry campaign. Expect this dangerous trend to increase dramatically with a Kerry win, ignored and tacitly accepted by the liberal-left mainstream media. This is ominous sign of worse things to come.
Kerry, who changes direction with the wind, has tried to convince us that he now disavows the anti-military sentiments that he proclaimed repeatedly in the l970s. But in fact he will weaken our military establishment and devastate American security by placing more value on the United Nations than on the United States: for example he favors the Kyoto Treaty and the International Criminal Court, and opposed the withdrawal of the U.S. from the ABM Treaty. He has been quoted as saying that it is honorable for those in the U.S. military to die under the flag of the U.N. but not that of the U.S. Presumably he and a small cadre of bureaucrats should rule the world, via the U.N. or some other world body which will make all decisions for the whole world concerning private property, the use of our military, gun ownership, taxation, and environmental policy (to name a few). In his thirty-year career he has demonstrated utter contempt for America, national security, constitutional republicanism, democracy, private property, and free markets.
His wifes foundations have funneled millions of dollars into far-left organizations that are virulently hostile to America and libertarian principles. Not only would these foundations continue to lack transparency to the American people, they would be given enormous vigor in a Kerry administration.
Already plans are afoot by the Kerry campaign to steal the coming election via a legal coup, e.g. to claim victory on election night no matter what the vote differential is, and initiate lawsuits anywhere and everywhere they feel it works to their advantage, thus making a mockery of our election process, throwing the entire process into chaos -- possibly for months -- and significantly weakening our ability to conduct foreign policy and protect ourselves domestically. Let me repeat: we are facing the very real possibility of a political coup occurring in America. Al Gore very nearly got away with one in 2000. Do not underestimate what Kerry and his ilk are going to attempt to do to America.
George Bush has been criticized for many things and in many cases with justification: on campaign finance reform (a suppression of the First Amendment), on vast new domestic spending, on education, and on failing to protect the borders. No self-respecting libertarian or conservative would fail to be deeply appalled by these. His great virtue, however, is that he has stood up -- knowingly at grave risk to his political viability -- to terrorism when his predecessors, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and Clinton did not. On many occasions during their administrations terrorists attacked American lives and property. Clinton did nothing, or engaged in a feckless retaliation such as bombing an aspirin factory in the Sudan (based on faulty intelligence, to boot). Then shortly after Bush became president he was hit with the big one: 9/11. It was clear to him that terrorism was more than a series of criminal acts: it was a war declared upon U.S. and indeed to the entire civilized world long before his administration. He decided that action had to be taken to protect us against future 9/11s involving weapons of mass destruction, including suitcase nuclear devices.
Indeed, today it is Islamic fundamentalism that increasingly threatens the world just as Nazis fascism and Soviet communism did in previous decades. The Islamo-fascists would be happy to eliminate all non-Muslims without a tinge of regret. Many Americans still indulge in wishful thinking on this issue, viewing militant Islam as a kind of nuisance, which can be handled without great inconvenience in much the same way as one swats flies, rather than as hordes of genocidal religious fanatics dedicated to our destruction.
The president has been berated for taking even minimal steps to deal with the dangers of this war (the allegations made against the Patriot Act seem to me based more on hysteria and political opportunism than on reality). But Bush, like Churchill, has stood steadfast in the face of it, and in spite of the most virulent hate and disinformation campaign that any American president has had to endure. Afghanistan is no longer a safe haven for terrorists. Saddams regime is no longer a major player in the worldwide terror network. Libya has relinquished their weapons of terror. The Pakistani black market in weapons of mass destruction has been eliminated. Arafat is rotting in Ramallah. Terrorist cells all over the world have been disrupted, and thousands of terrorists killed. The result: Americans are orders of magnitude safer.
National defense is always expensive, and Bush has been widely excoriated for these expenditures. But as Ayn Rand memorably said at a party I attended in l962, in response to complaints that taxes are too high (then 20%), Pay 80% if you need it for defense. It is not the amount but the purpose served that decides what is too much. And the purpose here is the continuation of civilized life on earth in the face of vastly increased threats to its existence.
Bush cut income tax rates for the first time in fifteen years. These cuts got us moving out of the recession he inherited, and we are all economically much better off because of them. 1.9 million new jobs have been added to the economy since August 2003. Bush has other projects in the wind for which libertarians have not given him credit. For example:
(l) A total revision of our tax code. We will have a debate concerning whether this is best done via a flat tax or a sales tax. If such a change were to occur, it would be a gigantic step in the direction of liberty and prosperity. No such change will occur with Kerry.
(2) A market-based reform of Social Security. This reform, alone, could bring future budget expenditures down so significantly that it would make his current expenditures seem like pocket change. Kerry has already repudiated any such change in social security laws.
The American electorate is not yet psychologically prepared for a completely libertarian society. A transition to such a society takes time and effort, and involves altering the mind-set of most Americans, who labor under a plethora of economic fallacies and political misconceptions. It will involve a near-total restructuring of the educational system, which today serves the liberal-left education bureaucracy and Democratic Party, not the student or parent. It will require a merciless and continuous expose of the bias in the mainstream media (the Internet, blogs, and talk radio have been extremely successful in this regard over the past few years). And it will require understanding the influence and importance of the Teresa Kerry-like Foundations who work in the shadows to undermine our constitutional system of checks and balances.
Most of all, it will require the American people -- including many libertarians to realize the overwhelming dangerousness of the American Left a Fifth Column comprised of the elements mentioned above, dedicated to achieving their goal of a totally internationally dominated America, and a true world-wide Fascism.
Thus far their long-term plans have been quite successful. A Kerry presidency will fully open their pipeline to infusions of taxpayer-funded cash and political pull. At least a continued Bush presidency would help to stem this tide, and along the way it might well succeed in preserving Western civilization against the fanatic Islamo-fascists who have the will, and may shortly have the weapons capability, to bring it to an end.
When the stakes are not high it is sometimes acceptable, even desirable, to vote for a minor party candidate who cannot possibly win, just to get the word out and to promote the ideals for which that candidate stands. But when the stakes are high, as they are in this election, it becomes imperative that one should choose, not the candidate one considers philosophically ideal, but the best one available who has the most favorable chance of winning. The forthcoming election will determine whether it is the Republicans or the Democrats that win the presidency. That is an undeniable reality. If the election is as close as it was in 2000, libertarian voters may make the difference as to who wins in various critical Battle Ground states and therefore the presidency itself. That is the situation in which we find ourselves in 2004. And that is why I believe voting for George W. Bush is the most libertarian thing we can do.
We stand today at an important electoral crossroads for the future of liberty, and as libertarians our first priority is to promote liberty and free markets, which is not necessarily the same as to promote the Libertarian Party. This time, if we vote libertarian, we may win a tiny rhetorical battle, but lose the larger war.
John Hospers
Los Angeles, CA
Same one I got from him, my friend.
Now you know why I describe myself as a small-l libertarian with strong constitutionalist tendencies...
: ^ )
By the way, Dr. Hospers indicated that he'd never been here but had received information from FR from third parties before.
I sent him links to a couple of the more interesting comments in this thread tonight, and the URL where you register.
I, for one would welcome having someone of his intellectual timbre posting here.
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I've requested that your posts be redacted to remove his information.
I heard all this 4 years ago. I don't agree with you nor am I going to change your mind. So, Let just leave it at that. Perhaps someday we'll agree on something....I hope not.
Welcome to the Republican Liberty Caucus!
A Libertarian patriot. Wadda ya know?
Now if the Constitution Party would wake up and do the right thing.
Most Americans feel that way, and they aren't Libertarians. I know I'm not.
If they stay home or decide to vote for their creepy candidate and get mad on November 3rd that the world didn't shift in their direction, I won't shed a tear.
And if they actually do influence the election outcome in ANY state?
My point exactly, they won't have ANY influence.
They succeeded in electing a liberal Senator in Washington state last election. The LP had a full court press on against the encumbant Republican; instead on putting their effort into local and state races they put it all into playing spoiler.
Hadn't realized that, but that's a good point you raise.
You would be, perhaps correct if you were describing only BJ, but remember, Herself was not an Arkansas native, but a Chicagoan, and no bumpkin. She is every bit as dangerous as Kerry, for the same reasons...
the infowarrior
Good for Farah!
BTW, I really like that musical intro. Who is that?
Farah's bit late on the bandwagon, but I'm glad he finally made the jump.
Great Essay.
I am a lurker here.. I am a libertarian too like some in this thread. I was going to go Badnarik but I realized Bush did enough things I liked that I was going to vote for him. Namely the estate tax, and the marriage penalty.. removing those were the big things for me.
And as you guys know the presidency is so powerful at the moment, it doesn't seem like a good idea to throw away your vote to send a message.. when there is a lot of difference between Bush and Hanoi Kerry.
I still do plan to vote libertarian in local elections and state where the republican hasn't worked to limit the size of government though.
Excellent post!
Agreed. With 20/20 hindsight this seems almost prophetic....no?
Best regards,
Perhaps you will find this of value:
The federal government has nothing to fear from the Constitution
Best regards,
Affirmative on that. There's an old Russian proverb that the good Lord puts each of us on beautiful Earth at a certain time and in a certain place to do His work. Probably most do not carry out this duty or are unable to do so because of circumstances. But for those of us who have been made free - because of the sacrifices of others - and able to do so, it is our task to struggle against manifest evil. The sinner can be forgiven - but not the sin.
Fortunately for GW, and the rest of us, they'll give the hateful little twits all the attention and consideration they deserve.
And what font is it written in?
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Most of all, it will require the American people -- including many libertarians to realize the overwhelming dangerousness of the American Left a Fifth Column comprised of the elements mentioned above, dedicated to achieving their goal of a totally internationally dominated America, and a true world-wide Fascism.
A refreshing analysis from a man from a time past - back when the Libertarian Party made sense and was pragmatic instead of purist.
Have we already seen Losertarian, Liberaltarian, Liberdopian, and Libertine on this thread? Those are so clever. I can't get enough of them.
First, it's L. Ron, not H. Ron, and second, he founded Scientology, not the Libertarian Party. Thanks for playing, though.
What do you expect from someone who attributes quotes by Claire Wolfe to Che Guevera?
How did I miss THAT?
Different thread.
What do you expect from someone who attributes quotes by Claire Wolfe to Che Guevera?
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How did I miss THAT?
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Different thread.
At one point years ago, someone posted a list of weird comments from our jihadic FRiend.
The project had to be abandoned when it grew too long.
The truth is that if the Libertarian Party is to succeed, its going to have to be from the ground up, which means local offices, then Congress, and then the biggie. The only thing the Libertarian Party accomplishes by fighting Bush is to piss off the libertarian Republicans who could be future allies.
Since you are a small-l libertarian, I'd imagine that you're quite pleased with this article.
I received this from the posted e-mail address for John Hospers:
"I did write the letter. Thanks for asking for authentication. My e-mail address is email@example.com. Phone 323
You seem unfamilar with the poster's agenda. Truth is no friend to his ilk.
The libertarian as envisioned by the party's founder Hopkins (and his ideological model Ayn Rand) would certain react with pre-emption when faced with an imminent attack. Today's Libertarian Party, however, is being run by people who are so pacifistic that they would not even dare to use force reactively, let alone pro-actively.
Kinda like pretending to be something one isn't.
"Dictatorship nations are outlaws. Any free nation had the right to invade Nazi Germany and, today, has the right to invade Soviet Russia, Cuba or any other slave pen. Whether a free nation chooses to do so or not is a matter of its own self-interest, not of respect for the non-existent "rights" of gang rulers. It is not a free nation's duty to liberate other nations at the price of self-sacrifice, but a free nation has the right to do it, when and if it so chooses."
"A slave nation has no national rights, but the individual rights of its citizens remain valid, even if unrecognized, and the conqueror has no right to violate them. Therefore, the invasion of an enslaved country is morally justified only when and if the conquerors establish a free social system, that is, a system based on the recognition of individual rights."
Who'd have thunk it? GWB is a Randian... :)
LOL! I'm pleased that this guy has a clue...what a shame the LP doesn't. I guess you haven't read their latest press release...where they gleefully acknowledge their whole game plan is to defeat President Bush.
I have a couple of Libertarian friends. I should send this to them.
All they seem to do is mumble about the Patriot Act. Yet NONE of them can say why they disagree with it in any detail.
I've got a few misgivings about the act myself, but still, it's a stupid reason to throw your vote away.
As opposed to outright lies by the self avowed soldier for the war on the American culture.
Needless to say, you will not be able to come up with a half a quote which even remotely implies I am at war with American culture, but don't let that stop your oh-so-principled fraudulent words.
Doesn't surprise me. The LP is a bunch of jackasses.
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13:55 Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle
The chasers Aerial and Mon Mome look worth opposing against some up-and-coming novices in this. Boyfromnowhere likes to force the pace and has already won at Uttoxeter and Ffos Las but it's a worry that he was easily picked off by the exposed Awaywiththegreys at Chepstow in between.
The latter was no match for CONEYGREE over 2m5f here next time in a race in which According To Trev could only muster the one pace in third. The longer trip today will suit Nigel Twiston-Davies' gelding but it's still difficult to see him reversing the placings with Mark Bradstock's impressive winner, who can complete the hat-trick over timber.
Useful pointer Ardkilly Witness made a winning start over hurdles at Towcester and is open to improvement and Midnight Appeal got off the mark when beating a previous winner at Hereford but Thomas Crapper may be out of his depth.
14:30 Cheltenham Paul Stewart Ironspine Charity Challenge Gold Cup
Walkon is bidding to follow in the hoofprints of Quantitiveeasing, who won this last year after finishing second in the Paddy Power. Alan King's grey has gone up in the weights since his run behind Al Ferof but the forecast rain would be very much in his favour and he's a serious contender.
It's difficult to see Paddy Power third Nadiya De La Vega turning the form around today. Astracad is also interesting, even though he's done most of his racing over shorter trips. He has won over 2m5f and, though he wouldn't want the ground to turn heavy, will be all the better for his comeback run. Paul Nicholls runs Down Royal Grade 2 winner Cristal Bonus and promising novice Unioniste but the former has never sparkled around here while the latter is 6lb out of the handicap and just as interesting is Wishfull Thinking.
A real Cheltenham specialist, he wasn't troubled to land the odds over 2m here last time though could get anchored by his big weight today. We're inclined to take a chance on NOTUS DE LA TOUR, who goes well fresh, wouldn't mind some rain and looks reasonably treated. He was trying to give Walkon 8lb when beaten under nine lengths at Exeter last season yet gets 4lb now.
14:45 Doncaster BetVictor.com Summit Juvenile Hurdle
Sametegal won a Listed race at Wetherby on his UK debut and will make a bold bid to follow up here. But VASCO DU RONCERAY's second to Far West at Cheltenham looks the stronger form and Nicky Henderson's French import can land this Grade 2 even though Jeremiah McGrath won't be able to claim his allowance.
Of the others, there's probably more to come from Market Rasen winner Kashmir Peak while Counsel and Outback are no mugs. Mashaari won a competitive 2m2f handicap on the Flat at York for John Gosden and has the size to make a hurdler. He looks the pick of the newcomers ahead of Lysino.
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ZARKANDAR was beaten almost seven lengths behind Rock On Ruby in last season's Champion Hurdle but made an impressive return to action when conceding weight all round in the Elite Hurdle at Wincanton.
Still only a five-year-old, he may well have improved over the summer and can take his revenge on Harry Fry's stable star, who is conceding 4lb here and hasn't run since April being a late withdrawal from the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle on account of the heavy ground. He will be a force to be reckoned with again this term but may just need this.
Grandouet also returns from a break and wasn't quite the equal of the selection as a four-year-old. However, he beat Overturn in this 12 months ago and that is smart form. The others have a mountain to climb at the weights against the big three in this.
15:20 Doncaster BetVictor Non Runner Free Bet At Cheltenham Handicap Chase
A cracking finale and course winner Ikorodu Road could be interesting having found the company too hot in the Hennessy two weeks ago. Door Boy and Quentin Collonges are capable of running well fresh while Mistree Dancer has been in fine form lately and King Fontaine is very well treated on his best form.
Time For Spring won at Sandown last month and Court By Surprise showed his turn wasn't far away at Fakenham, though he might prefer a softer surface. Night In Milan is back over fences for the first time since scoring at Kelso in May but he might be too close in the weights to stable companion CORKAGE.
The latter is a bit of an enigma and was tailed off on his reappearance at Sedgefield but he has a much higher rating over hurdles and, something of a Doncaster specialist, could go very close in this if his jumping stands up to the test.
15:40 Cheltenham Unicoin Homes Relkeel Hurdle
OSCAR WHISKY won this 12 months ago when conceding weight to a small-but-select field and should take all the beating again. He made a smooth return to action in a Grade 2 at Ascot and it's difficult to see third Brampour getting much close here on similar terms. Crack Away Jack's second to Tidal Bay in a Grade 2 at Wetherby was confirmation that he is back to something near his best but it could be his future now lies over 3m or further.


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Thought I'd try and come up with a new game.
Ok, here goes: I will start by listing two holiday foods (all holidays can be included here?) that generally go together and then similar to the other games, you take the last word and pair it up with another holiday food.
Example: Turkey and Stuffing
Next: Stuffing and ... and so on.
Sounds good?


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Tone of the week: Plagal of the Second Tone
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Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Second Tone
Angelic powers were above Thy tomb, and they that guarded Thee became as dead. And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate Body. Thou hast despoiled Hades and wast not tried thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life. O Thou Who didst arise from the dead, Lord, glory be to Thee.
Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone
O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.


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|Posted by Randy Boyd on August 31, 1999 at 11:24:35:
Okay, so I'm completely stumped. We just had a whole house repipe & a basement bathroom added. We now have a noise occurring about every 5-10 minutes that I'm trying to run down & figure out what it is. It sounds like a dentists' drill and lasts for about 2-4 seconds. It varies in length and in interval. We really only hear it when the house is silent (we have 4 young children, so this means late night and early morning). I thought it might be a remote control toy somewhere, but it's been going on a week now and I've eliminated that possibility. It seems to be coming from right around the area of the new pressure reducing valve. Could it be making this drill-like noise? (starts low in pitch, revs up to a high pitch and then stops, lasts 2-4 seconds, repeats every 5-10 minutes. Only is heard when no one is using the water anywhere). I know it is not the sewage ejector because I unplugged it (both plugs) and still heard the noise.
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Police are seeking a man who robbed Associated Bank, 4811 S. 76th St., at 5:12 p.m. Jan. 11. The suspect was described as black, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing about 150 pounds and wearing a black-and-blue zip-up jacket underneath a black jacket with brown fur on the hood and a black New York Yankees hat. He passed a note to the teller and obtained an undisclosed amount of money before running out the front door.
A TV, some change, a watch and cologne were taken from an apartment in the 4200 block of West Hillcrest Drive prior to 1:42 a.m. Jan. 12. A window screen was cut for entry.
A 35-year-old woman was arrested for shoplifting after she was seen concealing health and beauty products and Packers merchandise at Kmart, 4601 S. 27th St., at 4:45 p.m. Jan. 7. She was also taken into custody for having an outstanding warrant through the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department for retail theft.
A 22-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for shoplifting after he was seen concealing infant formula in a backpack at Target, 4777 S. 27th St., at about 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7. He fled in vehicle with two women, but police stopped the suspect vehicle in the 4500 block of South 27th Street, where he was taken into custody.
An employee at Best Buy, 4610 S. 76th St., called police after two boys concealed video games in their jackets and fled at 5:35 p.m. Jan. 7. The boys were described as black, about 10 to 12 years old, with one wearing a red hoodie under a black jacket and the other wearing a black jacket with fur trim. Police were unable to locate the boys.
An 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were arrested for shoplifting four memory cards at H.H. Gregg Appliances, 4585 S. 76th St., shortly after 6 p.m. Jan. 7. The suspects fled on foot but were located and taken into custody by police.
Personal items were taken from a vehicle in the parking lot at Club Paragon, 3578 S. 108th St., between 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7 and 1:15 a.m. Jan. 8.
A white cargo work van was taken in the 3600 block of South 33rd Street between 12:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. Jan. 8. The van was located, with its rear license plate missing, in the 1600 block of South 22nd Street by Milwaukee police at 8:50 a.m. Jan. 9.
A 45-year-old woman was arrested for shoplifting a $330 cellphone at Best Buy, 4610 S. 76th St., at 7 p.m. Jan. 8.
A 23-year-old man was arrested for shoplifting beer at Sendik's, 7901 W. Layton Ave., shortly before 2 p.m. Jan. 10.
The rear license plate was taken off a vehicle in the 4900 block of South 76th Street prior to 2:15 p.m. Jan. 10.
A 31-year-old man was arrested for shoplifting after he was seen concealing video games in a book bag at Best Buy, 4610 S. 76th St., at about 3 p.m. Jan. 10.
A laptop computer was taken from one car and personal items were taken from two other cars parked at Club Paragon, 3578 S. 108th St., prior to 10 p.m. Jan. 10.
A cellphone was taken from a display at AT&T, 4739 S. 76th St., on Jan. 10.
A radar detector was taken from an unlocked truck parked in the 4000 block of South 83rd Street between late evening Jan. 10 and 9:30 a.m. Jan. 11.
A stereo, a watch and a necklace were taken from a car in the 6500 block of West English Meadows Drive prior to 9:55 a.m. Jan. 11.
A man and a woman shoplifted numerous clothing items from the juniors department at Kmart, 4601 S. 27th St., at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 11. They were gone before police arrived.
An unidentified man shoplifted 12 DVD sets at Walmart, 10600 W. Layton Ave., then fled eastbound on West Layton Avenue to a waiting vehicle at 4:50 p.m. Jan. 11.
A 32-year-old woman was arrested for shoplifting after she was seen concealing an unknown amount of merchandise at Kmart, 4601 S. 27th St., at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 11.
A 24-year-old man and a 21-year-old man were arrested for shoplifting after they attempted to walk out the emergency entrance with two cartloads of merchandise at Walmart, 10600 W. Layton Ave., at about 12:25 a.m. Jan. 12. The two men were captured by police and the K9 unit after they fled on foot. Two other men who also attempted to steal a cart load of merchandise fled in a tan minivan and were not located.
A sewing machine was taken out of its box at Viking Sewing Machines, 4950 S. 74th St., between late evening Jan. 11 and 9 a.m. Jan. 12.
A 36-year-old woman was arrested for physical abuse of a child after she called police to report her 13-year-old daughter was refusing to go to school at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 11.
A 19-year-old man was arrested for possession of a narcotic drug after he was taken into custody for operating a vehicle after license revocation on 62nd Street and Layton Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. Jan. 8.
An 18-year-old man was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop in the 3700 block of South 116th Street at 6:55 p.m. Jan. 10.
A 21-year-old man and an 18-year-old man were arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia after a 911 caller reported their car almost struck her vehicle on 108th Street and Layton Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. Jan. 11.
A 28-year-old man was arrested for drunken driving in the 7500 block of West Cold Sring Road at 2:15 a.m. Jan. 10. His blood alcohol content was 0.10.
Officers responding to a report of a man causing problems at H&R Block, 4360 S. 76th St., arrested a 57-year-old man for drunken driving at 8:40 p.m. Jan. 11. The man, who was driving a red sports car, kept coming back to the business to see his ex-girlfriend despite being told several times to leave and not come back. His BAC was 0.13.
A 28-year-old man was arrested for drunken driving and cited for driving without his headlights lit on 84th Street and Allerton Avenue at about 2:15 a.m. Jan. 13. His BAC was unavailable.
Four people were transported to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries after a 32-year-old Greenfield woman traveling southbound on 84th Street failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a vehicle traveling eastbound on West Cold Spring Road at about 1 p.m. Jan. 6. The woman was cited for disregarding a stop sign, no insurance and an instruction permit violation.
A vehicle was scratched with a key while it was parked at Olive Garden, 4760 S. 76th St., between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 11. A damage estimate was unavailable.
A catalytic converter on a vehicle was damaged while it was parked at the Hales Corners Park-and-Ride, 4760 S. 76th St., on Jan. 10. The pipe in back of the converter was cut clean off, but the front was still intact.
An employee at Next Level Staffing, 6009 W. Layton Ave., called police after receiving a threatening phone call at 10:40 a.m. Jan. 7. The caller, a male who sounded as though he was in his early to mid-20s, asked if they had positions open at the business and when told no, he threatened employees.
An resident at an apartment building in the 3300 block of South 100th Street called police at 2:20 p.m. Jan. 7 to report another tenant has been kicking and scratching on her apartment door while she is gone in order to aggravate her dog. Another tenant said they witnessed the tenant doing this. All were advised and warned about their behavior.
A 22-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man were arrested for disorderly conduct after they got into a physical altercation at Genesis Restaurant, 3740 S. 108th St., at 2:45 a.m. Jan. 12.
Greenfield police responded to two domestic violence calls and assisted with three rescue calls between Jan. 7 and Jan. 13.


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The Ark — analyzing an angler's paradise
The Arkansas River Valley is the crown of Southern Colorado fishing. From its headwaters, where the river finds its beginnings near Leadville, 150 miles to our west, to the wide and brushy expanses of John Martin Reservoir 100 miles to our east, the river is the lifeblood for the area. A ribbon of unexpected silver that cuts through the parched plains, the Arkansas River and its associated fisheries isn't what you'd expect to find here. Surprising jewels of gold, silver, bronze, and even rainbows, though, make up the crown and await those who sample the waters.
To our west the flows of a millennia of Arkansas River currents cut through granite, sandstone, clay banks and red rocks to form the longest flowing freestone river in the state. With roughly 150 miles of freestone river flowing between the headwaters in Leadville and the Lake Pueblo dam, the Arkansas River offers anglers a wide variety of terrain and breathtaking views while fishing within a stone's throw of US 50.
Home to wild brown trout, the river upstream of Canon City and stretching to Salida, known as Bighorn Sheep Canyon, is a popular destination for locals and anglers from across the state. A fly fisher's paradise, the river is known nationally for its hatches of Mother's Day caddis, golden stoneflies, and a variety of mayflies. And while the majority of the river is open to bait fishing, a stretch of several miles, just downstream of Salida, is designated for artificial flies and lures only. Check your fishing regulations and watch for the signs along the highway as you venture west to make sure that you're using the appropriate gear for the area.
River flows are dictated by snow melt and inter-mountain water transfers that bring water from Colorado's Western Slope through the Boustead Tunnel. With typical flows in the 400 – 800 CFS range, the Arkansas River is a diverse fishery that boasts over 1000 fish per mile.
Fishing in the upper stretches of the river can be exceptional throughout the year, with action that begins to heat up as the ice comes off in late February and, with few exceptions, continues into December. Late spring, however, begins the runoff period when mountain snows begin to melt and flows may increase to 2000 CFS or more. The runoff typically lasts two to three weeks, bringing heavy flows, mud, and debris with it, and it would be dangerous to attempt to wade the river, even if the fish were biting, which they won't be under those conditions. As the flows begin to settle, though, in early to mid June, water clarity will improve along the edges of the river and fishing those cuts and back eddies of clear water can be exceptionally productive for catching fish that spent the last few weeks battling the raging current.
Silver and bronze:
Closer to home, Lake Pueblo is the pride of Southern Colorado and an important jewel in our crown. Located within the Lake Pueblo State Park, the Arkansas River backs up behind its first dam to form the reservoir in our backyard. Constructed in the 1970s for flood control, the resulting reservoir has become a favorite hot spot for locals and anglers from across the state. With over 4,600 surface acres and 60 miles of shoreline, Lake Pueblo is readily accessible by bank anglers along most of its northern and eastern edges. Adventure minded anglers can also access the southern banks by traveling west along Hwy 96 and re-entering the state park from the Lake Pueblo State Wildlife Area. Parking areas and trails within the wildlife area will lead to the water's edge.
Due to the mild Pueblo climate, Lake Pueblo supports a large number of both cold and warm water species of fish. Rainbow and brown trout, largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass, walleye, crappie, bluegills, and wipers all thrive within the confines of this highland reservoir. With the main forage food source being shad, crustaceans, and each other, fish in this reservoir grow quickly and the physical features of the underwater landscape make them predictable and vulnerable to a well placed lure.
Cascading cliff faces, rocky points, clay banks, and plenty of brush choked creek channels and coves ensure that anglers will find what they're looking for no matter what techniques they elect to employ and the fish are usually quick to attack typical lures and baits that are dropped into the right areas.
Smallmouth bass, or bronze backs as they're sometimes called, are prolific throughout the reservoir and large silvery wipers and walleyes offer hard fighting challenges for those who target them. Jewels of the water, these warm water species offer great sporting action for anglers of all ages and can be reached from both the bank or by boat.
Boat ramps are located at both the north and south shore marinas, and all gas powered craft must launch from the marinas and be inspected for zebra mussels prior to launch and also when pulling out.
Boats certainly make the best reservoir honey holes easier to reach and they make traveling around from place to place much faster for most anglers. Despite their advantages, though, boats aren't an absolute necessity for anglers on Lake Pueblo and shore anglers can find plenty of success by identifying key fishing structure and using the right lures or baits.
Hidden in the deep, fast runs of the Arkansas tail water a big trout lifts itself just enough to snatch a morsel from the current before submerging once again to blend perfectly with the moss colored rocks that make up the riverbed. The rainbow trout is a staple in Colorado and much of the American continent, so it is no surprise that the crown jewel of this Southern Colorado crown would be the flashing colors of the beautiful rainbow trout.
Below the dam at Lake Pueblo the Arkansas River continues a journey that will eventually take it through Kansas and into Arkansas, where it will merge with the Mississippi River and end up in the Gulf of Mexico. It is a journey that will make the river unrecognizable at times, alternating between dried mud flats to raging currents as water is pulled and reintroduced to the historic riverbed at various points along its route.
The tail water fishery between the dam and the confluence with Fountain Creek in Pueblo, though, returns the river to its original glory. With flows that are dictated by agricultural needs downstream, the tail water can range from under 100 cubic feet per second in the winter to over 2000 CFS in the spring and summer.
Previously known as the best kept winter fishing secret in Colorado, the word is out about the merits of the tail water and it's a rare day when anglers won't find company on this stretch of river. Fed by bottom discharge gates at the dam, the river's temperature maintains a steady temperature, which promotes excellent hatches of insects all year 'round and contributes to the rapid growth of the rainbows, cutbows, and brown trout that live here.
Predominately a rainbow and cutbow trout fishery, with an occasional big brown mixed in, the tail water provides anglers with several miles of public access and exceptional fishing opportunities throughout the year.
Bait fishing is allowed over most of the tail water, with a short portion, between the Valco bridge and the Pueblo Nature Center being designated for artificial flies and lures only.
The jewels of Southern Colorado fishing sparkle within the crown of the Arkansas River Valley and whether it's the gold of the river itself, the bronze of big smallmouth bass, the silver of wipers, largemouth, and crappies, or the rainbow colored crown jewel, the river and its impoundments offer spectacular fishing opportunities throughout the year.
It is the lifeblood of the valley and its riches are many. For anglers in Southern Colorado, the Arkansas is a treasure trove of jewels waiting to be discovered.
Pueblo West resident Bill Claspell is an avid outdoorsman, hunter and fisherman who also enjoys writing about his adventures. He can be reached by e-mail at email@example.com


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Located adjacent to the Melvin Price Locks and Dam, this museum is dedicated to telling the story of the Mississippi River, from its colorful history to its modern-day role as a major transportation corridor. The museum features kid-friendly, interactive and computer animated exhibits. Steer a towboat through the locks and dam via simulator, measure your water consumption or come face-to-face with river fish in the aquarium. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater
The 4,000 seat Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater hosts a variety of events from community festivals to live concerts throughout the summer months. With the Mighty Mississippi River as a backdrop, bring your blanket and spread out for an evening under the stars. Check out our website for a list of upcoming events.
Beall Mansion - An Elegant Bed & Breakfast Inn
Indulge yourself at the Beall Mansion, a sumptuous Bed and Breakfast Inn located 12 blocks from the Mississippi River. Designed by Lucas Pfeiffenberger and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this elegant mansion features 18 ionic columns, eleven and a half foot ceilings, crystal chandeliers and marble and bronze statuary throughout. Let us pamper you with sumptuous feather beds, whirlpools for two, 24 hour "all you can eat" chocolate buffet, and optional gourmet breakfast in bed. Free Wi-fi. In room massage, spa, golf and corporate packages available.
Piasa Bird Mural at Piasa Park
Located on the edge of Alton, Piasa Park is an attractive stop for motorists, picnickers and bicyclists. The park is set at the base of the giant Piasa Bird mural that is painted on the side of a huge bluff. A large granite arrowhead tells the story of the Piasa Bird, which, according to legend, Chief Ouatoga and his 20 warriors killed with poison darts.
Alton Museum of History and Art
Winged monsters, explorers, riverboats and a gentle giant. The Alton Museum of History & Art shows the crossroads of American history in Alton. The museum is located in the historic Loomis Hall across from the Wadlow statue. Loomis Hall is the oldest building in the state of Illinois continuously utilized for education. One of the most popular rooms, the Wadlow Room, pays tribute to Alton's "Gentle Giant" and the World's Tallest Man. The Pioneer Room explores the history of Alton from the Lewis & Clark Expedition to the Civil War with exhibits on Elijah Lovejoy, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and the "Alton Route" on the Underground Railroad. Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday 1 - 4 p.m.
Tour the mansion built as a wedding present by railroad baron and riverboat magnate Z.B. Job for his son and bride Mary Drummond, heiress to the Drummond tobacco fortune. Today this three-story mansion serves as a bed and breakfast.
Louis Latzer, the founder of the Pet Milk Company, built this homestead for his wife and family in 1901. The home had many modern features of the day, including running water pumped by hand to a holding tank in the attic, a manufactured gas light system, speaking tubes between many of the rooms and one of the first telephones in the community.
Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center
Designed to reflect the Route 66 era, the museum houses exhibits which focus on the roles the railroads, Route 66, businesses, agriculture, and the military have played in Litchfield's history.
Benjamin Godfrey Memorial Chapel
Originally called Monticello, the village of Godfrey was named for a Massachusetts sea captain, Benjamin Godfrey who founded the Monticello Seminary in 1838. One of the more rapidly growing Illinois community colleges, Lewis & Clark Community College, now calls the Monticello campus home. Located on the campus, the Benjamin Godfrey Chapel, built in 1854, has become a landmark in the community. This church has been designated as one of only six churches outside of the northeastern United States that are authentic copies of New England church architecture and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Visit this working studio to shop for hand-crafted works of art - lamps, window panes, ornaments, sun catchers, glass beads and more. From decorative items to window panes, make a purchase from the floor or have Lynne custom design a piece for you and your home. Classes are also available. Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. or by appointment.
Entertaining audiences since 1934, the Alton Little Theater offers a season of great live theatrical performances from dramas to comedies to everyone's favorite musicals. The Alton Little Theater is one of the oldest community theaters in the state of Illinois.
Sky View Drive In - Litchfield
The Sky View Drive-In Theatre in Litchfield opened in the Spring of 1950 and has been in operation each season since then. We are a seasonal operation and run from the first or second weekend in April until the end of September. Open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only.
Jacoby Arts Center is dedicated to creating opportunities for individual artists in their pursuit of artistic excellence and economic success. The stunning gallery presents works of regional and national artists and the retail shop, known as The Artist Shop, showcases items in a variety of media while providing artists a retail outlet to their audiences.
Civil War Monument at the Veterans' Memorial
This monument honors generations of soliders who sacrificed their lives for their country.
Opened in 1909 as an opera house and a meeting hall for the Independent Order of Oddfellows, the Wildey has undergone many transformations through the years. The most recent one is a $2 million renovation inside and out.
An authentic log cabin located in the heart of Glen Carbon, it has the original ceiling rafters and attic floor. The sidewalks are made from a 1912 school building. The Cabin is used for group activities and community events. Tours by appointment.
CITY:Glen Carbon
Architectural Ceramics has a great selection of ceramics for home decor, gifts, and more.
Farm implements, tools, tractors, and other equipment are featured that date back 100 years. The museum is open for special events including the Outhouse Festival in the fall.
The Main Street Gallery was created to display the works of juried artist. The art is professionally shown and is available for sale. Blown glass, pottery, paintings, drawings, metalwork, and jewelry are just a few of the art pieces available.
Edwardsville Children's Museum
The museum focuses on expanding young minds through a variety of educational programs. It is available for birthday parties and field trips.
In the park next to Hamel School, this building was built between 1820 and 1852 and moved to Hamel in 1980. Artifacts from the period are displayed inside.
Arts of Fire has a pottery painting studio, ceramics painting, silver jewelry, and parties.
Ten Talents Gallery features handmade, individual, and unique items by Illinois artists. We offer such items as jewelry, watercolors, ceramics, wood carvings, and much more.
This historic train depot features a preserved facade and a renovated interior that houses specialty shops.
Hard Road Theatre Productions is a non-profit community theater organization committed to providing the Highland area with high-quality, affordable, live theater productions.
A beautiful sculpture of Sacagawea graces the campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois. The piece was crafted by Glenna Goodacre who also designed the image on the Sacajewea $1 coin.
The museum, located in the original college building on the campus of historic Greenville College, features hundreds of sculptural pieces by Richard Bock, best known for his work with famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
The Historic District includes the Macoupin County Jail, Million Dollar Courthouse, and the largest collection of Sears & Roebuck mail-order homes in the U.S.
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum
The Macoupin County Historical Society Museum is housed in the John Anderson mansion, originally built in 1883. The main house is a museum with exhibits that chronicle the development of Macoupin County and its citizens. In addition to the mansion, several other buildings on the grounds emphasize the county's history: a one-room schoolhouse, blacksmith shop, church, wash house, granary and herb garden.
Children's Museum of Edwardsville
Toddlers to 12-year-olds can enjoy the unique interactive exhibits and seasonal events at this fun children's museum.
Bring your children and show them a glimpse into education before the 20th century. Located on the Jr. High grounds, this schoolhouse was restored by the Bond County Retired Teachers Association.
The historic 1869 Macoupin County Jail was designed by E.E. Meyers. It was built using the "cannon ball" method which prevented jail breaks by making it nearly impossible to remove the blocks. This unique medieval-inspired fortress housed many lawbreakers during its 119 years of use, but only one prisoner escaped. He was soon apprehended a few blocks from the jail.
Bond County One Room School Museum
This museum is a living monument to the more than 72 one-story schools throughout the nation that served to educate children and host community gatherings.
Piano bar and entertainment lounge. Dinner and cocktails, wine dinners, tastings and live music.
One of the oldest colleges in Illinois, founded in 1837. Blackburn is also one of only seven colleges in the U.S. where students work in exchange for tuition credit, and the only one whose Work program is student-run. This keeps Blackburn's tuition among the lowest of all private colleges in the United States. Over the years, students have literally built Blackburn, brick by brick; the only college campus in the United States to be largely built by its students.
The Music Theatre Company explores the musical in the interest of expanding the canon of musical theatre through fully-staged productions, commissions of new works and musical experiments.
The 60-seat facility is complete with a restored 1928 Barton 12-rank theatre pipe organ. It was originally built to perform popular music and to accompany the silent movies of the 1920s. Group tours available.
This memorial in Valley View Cemetery honors Edward Coles, the second governor of Illinois (1822-1826). A former slaveowner from Virginia, Coles became an abolitionist and won the 1822 gubernatorial election as the candidate of anti-slavery forces.
Originally built as a private residence in the 1870s, the house now holds an extensive collection of Civil War memorabilia, World War I bond posters, Native American artifacts, domestic arts, and items from local manufacturers.
The Macoupin County Courthouse, built in 1870, used to be the largest county courthouse in the United States, with the possible exception of one in New York City. It was even larger than the Illinois Statehouse. While the courthouse still serves as the seat of county government, it has also become a showplace that attracts tourists, architects and artists from across the country, as well as overseas.
Madison County Historical Society Museum & Archives
The 1836 Weir House is filled with an amazing display of artifacts representing local and county history, in addition to a historic research library.
Historic home with five rooms plus a garden area crafts, used furniture, candles, nick knacks, flavored coffees, old plows, wheel barrel and more. "Five rooms to browse".
CITY:Mount Olive
Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House
This two-story brick home is a wonderful example of Federal-style architecture from 1820. Col. Stephenson, who was a contemporary of Lewis & Clark, moved there in 1809.
Historic Montgomery County Courthouse
This historic courthouse was built circa 1858.
Live music venue and pub with full bar. Two stages and an extensive sound system accommodates a variety of live music and entertainment ranging from original songwriters, local talent and regional acts. Open F & S 4 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The marquee dates back to the 1920s, but the audio-visual equipment is state-of-the-art. Three screens show first run movies on the ground floor, with a coffee shop and bistro upstairs.
Miles Davis was born on in Alton, IL on May 26, 1926 and is noted as one of the most influential jazz muscians of the 20th century. Over his lifetime, Davis won nine Grammy awards and recorded more than 100 albums. In 2006 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Created by sculptor Preston Jackson, the bronze statue stands in the middle of the Miles Davis Memorial Plaza.
The Sky View Drive In opened in the spring of 1951 and has been in seasonal operation since. It is the last remaining original operating drive-in theatre on Route 66 in Illinois.
The Litchfield Carnegie Library building is originally funded by, industrialist and notable philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, in 1904. The library is located in downtown Litchfield in the original building designed by architect Paul Moratz in the Classical Revival style.
Westside Cinema has been entertaining Litchfield and surrounding communities with first run movies for over 30 years.
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Skip to comments.Shrinking Detroit has 12,000 abandoned homes
Posted on 08/15/2005 9:59:30 AM PDT by Pikamax
Shrinking Detroit has 12,000 abandoned homes Sun Aug 14, 5:03 PM ET
Rats or lead poisoning. When it comes to the threats from the broken down house next door, Dorothy Bates isn't sure which is worse.
"When it's lightening and thundering you can hear the bricks just falling," the 40-year-old nurse said as she looked at the smashed windows and garbage-strewn porch. "If you call and ask (the city) about it they say they don't have the funds to tear it down."
There are more than 12,000 abandoned homes in the Detroit area, a byproduct of decades of layoffs at the city's auto plants and white flight to the suburbs. And despite scores of attempts by government and civic leaders to set the city straight, the automobile capitol of the world seems trapped in a vicious cycle of urban decay.
Detroit has lost more than half its population since its heyday in the 1950's. The people who remain are mostly black -- 83 percent -- and mostly working class, with 30 percent of the population living below the poverty line according to the US Census Bureau.
The schools are bad. The roads are full of potholes. Crime is high and so are taxes. The city is in a budget crisis so deep it could end up being run by the state.
And it just got knocked off the list of the nation's ten largest cities.
"Detroit has become an icon of what's considered urban decline," said June Thomas, a professor of urban and regional planning at Michigan State University.
"The issue is not just getting people in the city. It's getting people in the city who can become property owners and stay property owners and pay taxes."
Perhaps the biggest challenge to luring the middle class from the area's swank suburbs is overcoming racial tensions, said Stephen Vogel, dean of the school of architecture at University of Detroit Mercy.
"Suburbanites are taking the bodies of their relatives out of cemeteries because they're afraid to come to the city," Vogel said. "There are about 400 to 500 hundred (being moved) a year which shows you the depth of racism and fear."
Most American cities have experienced a shift towards the suburbs.
What made Detroit's experience so stark was the lack of regional planning and the ease with which developments were able to incorporate into new cities in order to avoid sharing their tax revenue with the city, said Margaret Dewar, a professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Michigan.
The fleeing businesses and homeowners left behind about 36 square miles (58 square kilometers) of vacant land. That's roughly the size of San Francisco and about a quarter of Detroit's total land mass.
While a decision by General Motors to build its new headquarters smack in the middle of downtown has helped lure young professionals and spark redevelopment in some of the more desirable neighborhoods, there is little hope the vacant land will be filled any time soon.
In his state of the city address, embattled mayor Kwame Kilpatrick said even if 10,000 new homes were built every year for the next 15 years "we wouldn't fill up our city."
And Detroit is still losing about 10,000 people every year.
One solution Vogel has proposed is to turn swaths of the city into farmland. In the four years since his students initiated a pilot project dozens of community gardens and small farms have popped up.
But first the city has to get rid of the crumbling buildings that haunt the streets, luring criminals, arsonists and wild animals and creating a general sense of hopelessness.
"It's partly a resource issue and it's partly a bureaucracy issue," said Eric Dueweke, the community partnership manager at the University of Michigan's College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
"It takes them forever to find the proper owners of the properties and serve them with the proper paperwork," he said. "They're tearing them down at the rate of 1,500 or 2,000 a year, so they're really not cutting into the backlog in any significant way because that's how many are coming on stream."
Dorothy Bates has been waiting three years for the crumbling house next door to be torn down. There are nine more on her short block along with several vacant lots that are overgrown with weeds.
Bates does her best to keep her five children away from the rat nests, but the lead creeping out of crumbling bricks and peeling paint drifts in through her windows.
The most frustrating part of it, says her neighbor Larry, is that so many of the abandoned houses could be repaired. The foundations are solid. The buildings are beautiful. Or at least, they were once.
So does St. Louis.
Lesee now Buffalo, East St Louis, Gary, Indianapolis, Louisville...
"But first the city has to get rid of the crumbling buildings that haunt the streets, luring criminals, arsonists and wild animals and creating a general sense of hopelessness."
"luring wild animals - - "
Detroit should talk to GangGreen and Lil Debbie about getting Federal money to establish an "endangered panther" program. After a panther 'dissed' a druggie, that panther would most certainly be "endangered", Endangered Speices Act or no Endangered Species Act. ;o)
Then GangGreen could ask for more 'enforcement personnel' to protect the cats.
And the battle would be on!
Cat lovers and GangGreen against the druggies - can I claim TV rights?
The minute you come in there writing checks, you'll pop up on the government looters' radar screen and they'll grind you down until they have vaccumed every last dime possible out of your wallet and leave your big plans for big money in Detroit real estate in tatters.
Another house was abandoned today as my caucasian daughter and husband were forced out of their house today. Three years ago they bought a wonderful old house to renovate. When it was just about done, a suspicious fire destroyed everything. They were determined to start again, but the bank forclosed on them and today were locked out. Detroit will never revive because of the policies of the city goverment. They turned the lights out when they left.
Friends don't let friends live in Detriot or is that Cleveland?
I bet the local pols are still talking about having a homeless problem.
They just need reperations...thats all
One of my fonder memories is seeing Detroit disappear in my rearview mirror for the very last time.
The former residents of New Orleans can move up there, fix them up and start a new life there.
What the heck do you have against the residence of New Orleans?
I knew a guy who grew up in the city...and went back two years ago. In 10 minutes, he saw 40 houses that were abandoned. You have whole streets where half the homes are empty. Its unlike any major city in the US.
No kidding. Detroit is a bigger cesspool than NO in its current state. People would get there, take one look at the abandoned buildings, and beg to be taken back to the Superdome!
I realize that this is an old blog. Most of the conversation seems to be about the inner city. What about downtown Detroit. What do you think caused its demise, my theory has been that the "White flight" and J.L Hudson's what do you all think.
GEEE!... Why would anyone want to leave BEAUTIFUL Detroit?... [chuckle]
Detroit, at one time, was one of the most architecturally interesting cities around, with absolutely beautiful homes. It's a real shame. There is a website devoted to photographing abandoned nutcase asylums and factories, underground tunnels and similar urban wilderness, and has a sort of cult following. Detroit landmarks feature rather prominently, it might be interesting to use Google Earth to pan around some of the areas a bit more safely.
Thats a flat out lie. In fact, the democrats/socialists who keep on getting elected are responsible for the one state recession that is Michigan.
Thats a flat out lie. In fact, the democrats/socialists who keep on getting elected are responsible for the one state recession that is Michigan.
amazing what do godders and socialists can do to athriving metropolis in a couple generations.
Poor people are resourceful and it looks like some have survived. - tom
Allah will fill those vacant houses.
Cool City??
There are unbelievably beautiful Victorian homes and buildings literally falling apart all over this city. It's enough to make one cry.
Most cities treasure their architectural gems - here in Detroit we let them rot.
The workmanship in some of these building can never be duplicated. It makes me sick when I drive around this city and see the decay. Detroit used to be one of the most beautiful cities in the country - it used to be called "The City of Trees" because of the beautiful elm trees that fell to the Dutch Elm disease in the 50s and 60s.
Trees are one thing, irreplaceable architectural gems are another.
If she owns the home in which lives she should ask the city to give her title to the abandoned home. She can then have it ripped down herself, double her property and improve the condition in which she lives, along with the neighborhood in general.
Let's see, what could we do? Maybe the government could send the military after all of the white people that moved out and make them move back. Kind of like the busing success. Government always has the answer or with all of the homeless in America we could bus the homeless to Detroit and give them free homes.
Welcome to FR
That's what "Devil's Night" is for.
Check out the link in post #73
D'oh! posted to myself!
Check out the link in post #73
The schools are bad. The roads are full of potholes. Crime is high and so are taxes. The city is in a budget crisis so deep it could end up being run by the state.
Liberals run Detroit from the top to the bottom, what's the problem?
The one unassailable liberal touchstone is the desire to tax us into prosperity. So let's get going, raise taxes and raise them again... more freebies and benefits for everyone!
>>"If you call and ask (the city) about it they say they don't have the funds to tear it down."<<
Box of matches, $.75.
"12,000 abandoned homes equates to 48,000 Democratic votes."
But at least those dead people moving to the 'burbs can't vote anymore.
I've been to detroit on several occasions (the company I used to work for is based in their downtown.
It is a pit. Some say it will be our first "ex city". I've posted that here before. It is becoming quite obvious they were right.
I always wondered just how big a ghost town could be.
I understand that Detroit is like a donut: Lots of development going on around the city as the city becomes the hole.
We used to, then someone had the brilliant idea to gather up volunteers on Devil's Night and stop the arsonists. They call it Angel's Night now. I wish the angels had applied themselves to voting out King Kwame and the circus act that is the city council, but there's no end to that freak show in sight.
It may be a little known fact outside the metro area, but one of the major tentpoles of Detroit's economy is the sale of scrap metal. Copper wiring and plumbing, sewer grates, etc. The abandonment of these houses opens up Detroit's rich vista of mineral wealth to our entrepreneurial scrappers.
Friends don't let friends live in Detriot or is that Cleveland?
Detroit. Cleveland has a better public transit system and is better-integrated with the suburbs. It's got lower crime. No notable fires since that unfortunate event with the river. Better academic and cultural community. Great Lakes Brewing Company. (Michigan doesn't even allow microbrewers to bottle their product!)
I'd feel comfortable living in downtown Detroit if I had a car and a CCW, but there's many places in Cleveland where I'd feel comfortable even without a car or a firearm. I wouldn't recommend anyone with a family live in Detroit.
I don't know how they can say Detroit is shrinking. I seem to recall that there are more votes cast in Detroit precints with every election.
Some of them even get 125% of the registered voters to cast ballots.
Oh gosh, I got hit by thread necromancy. Sorry everyone. I feel like a product of the DPS.
Detroit sounds like a truly wonderful place to celebrate Kwaanza!
Two things killed Detroit.
The July,1967 riot
The demise of the American auto industry.
Oh,and the abysmally bad school system makes it three.
The author of this piece missed to mention that at this point Detroit has a genuine opportunity and a challenge to show the rest of the nation, that black folks can revive down trodden neighborhoods without "white" interference.
It is right up the alley of the Rev's Jackson and Sharpton, who repeatedly, in various statements blamed the "whites" for suppressing the black ascension on the economical/political ladder.
The obvious answer is that the companies and people didn't like the treatment they were getting in Detroit so they left.
What didn't they like? I'd guess high taxes, high corruption, low delivery of city services and strangling regulations.
Nothing has changed, the current mayor gave his wife a luxury Lincoln SUV vehicle that had been donated for the city's use and then claimed racism when called on it. He then did exactly the same thing with a Cadillac SUV.
Would you risk your life savings investing in Detroit after seeing what liberals did to a once thriving and beautiful city?
The minute you buy one of those buildings or homes the Detroit city inspectors will descend on you with a list of demands for lead paint removal, building permits, demolition permits, unsightliness orders et al that will empty every dime in your pocket.
Unless you have almost unlimited funds and time to wait for honest conservative government it's much safer to invest elsewhere.
Muahahahaa! That involves EFFORT! Those scum will only be begging for handouts. Of course, i do not refer to the working people, because the vast majority of those who would get involved in your plan have already found a way to make a new start.
I presume he can establish that crime statistics do not alone justify the fear. . . . . . Yeah, right.
They did it here in Georgia from fulton county. 2 so far and the county could not stop it. all sevices are privitized.
"Bates does her best to keep her five children away from the rat nests, but the lead creeping out of crumbling bricks and peeling paint drifts in through her windows."
That's the biggest load I've read in a long time.
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