tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post4543191898215114590..comments2023-10-02T08:28:06.724-05:00Comments on Ecology of Absence: Look WithinMichael R. Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262548806079447404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-91633285645843570892007-03-23T17:54:00.000-05:002007-03-23T17:54:00.000-05:00Thank you for highlighting how the entrenched low ...Thank you for highlighting how the entrenched low self-esteem of the city has become a pathological blight.<BR/><BR/>When Rick Sullivan intimated that running the school system like a business could be the solution, I cringed.<BR/><BR/>Then again, I've been talking today with a lot of people who actually know him and have worked with him. The main consensus: STL City Hall allowed this mess to blow up, and since someone now has to clean it up, he's the best choice for this ridiculous situation.<BR/><BR/>What disturbs me is the continual reliance on Big Business to take care of city problems. As if they are the ONLY solution. Big Business is a PART of a solution, a PART of a city.<BR/><BR/>But the deed is done, and the future is the best option. My fingers are crossed that every single glowing thing the Post-Dispatch said about him is absolutely true. And that Mr. Sullivan had a Public Education at some point.<BR/><BR/>Just like we'd prefer a presidential administration that actually served in war to be deciding wars, it's beneficial for someone to personally know public education before they try to salvage it.tobyweiss.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546216965492818263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-86049174218526490962007-03-23T16:06:00.000-05:002007-03-23T16:06:00.000-05:00So, name some names.So, name some names.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-23146801272279890742007-03-23T10:00:00.000-05:002007-03-23T10:00:00.000-05:00The longer we refer to community leaders from St. ...The longer we refer to community leaders from St. Louis County as outsiders, the more we will suffer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com