Comments on: Loving Erie-The Non-Profits: Prologue http://nataliemedia.com/serendipity/2007/09/06/loving-erie-the-non-profits-prologue/ A reasoned voice on politics, faith, the media, and Erie, PA regional issues. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:48:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Joe http://nataliemedia.com/serendipity/2007/09/06/loving-erie-the-non-profits-prologue/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Joe Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:58:40 +0000 http://nataliemedia.com/serendipity/2007/09/06/loving-erie-the-non-profits-prologue/#comment-19 I think you should note and consider your selective use of the words "community" and "city" in the above before you move on to the "big picture" and "small-minded" arguments we're so used to seeing in endeavors like this one. These "non-profits" do NO good if they impoverish the city and there's NO "community" if some of us are to be plundered by the rest. I've a lifetime of watching city water, the zoo, next the airport ceded to the "big picture" argument and what's it gotten us? Bankruptcy. They are us? There'll be no "us" without an annexation process that creates one city as wide as the City's water lines. I think you should note and consider your selective use of the words “community” and “city” in the above before you move on to the “big picture” and “small-minded” arguments we’re so used to seeing in endeavors like this one.

These “non-profits” do NO good if they impoverish the city and there’s NO “community” if some of us are to be plundered by the rest. I’ve a lifetime of watching city water, the zoo, next the airport ceded to the “big picture” argument and what’s it gotten us? Bankruptcy.

They are us? There’ll be no “us” without an annexation process that creates one city as wide as the City’s water lines.

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