Dying Cities
If you don't know, Tim and I were born in Amherst, Ohio which is a small town about 35 miles west of Cleveland. In this Forbes magazine article about dying cities in America, four of the top ten cities listed are within the state of Ohio (Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, and Dayton). This is a sad result of a lot of problems, namely the loss of manufacturing jobs and the inability of the cities to find new industry, but it's something you can feel when visiting the area. It's upsetting to see this happen to a place that, despite its flaws, shaped me and continues to be home to many people I know and love.
One day down the line my hope is that I will be fortunate enough to be able to donate time and money to trying to figure out a way to help rebuild the area. You won't see us blowing up Cleveland in any of our scripts.
