What’s so special about Ohio?
Welcome to the Ohio Blog, a blog about a state that is equal parts urban and rural, liberal and conservative, completely sane and mentally deranged. At one time in history, Ohio meant a frontier; later, Ohio meant an industrial juggernaut; today, Ohio means... wait, Ohio or Iowa?
So outside of political debate stemming from the 2004 Presidential Election, maybe you’ve never thought about Ohio (or Iowa for that matter). It’s possible.
But what about Cleveland?
(Rock Hall of Fame, Major League 1 and 2, Drew Carey)
Cleveland = runt version of Chicago; this once great testament to urban living is now dwarfed by its suburbs.
What about Cincinnati?
(WKRP, Pete Rose)
Corporate greed and white flight have turned this city into a dull, racially-divided wasteland that might as well just join up with Kentucky and get it over with.
Columbus?
(Ohio State football, state capitol...really? I always thought it was Cleveland)
Few people have even heard of this Ohio city even though it’s now the largest and most criminally insane.
Toledo?
(“Holy Toledo!”)
An auto industry minion of Detroit that faired only slightly better than Flint, Michigan.
The fact is, Ohio is definitely greater than the sum of its parts, and the people who live here and love here make it worth it.
posted by JTC @ 11:15 AM
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4 Comments:
Ohio is that sad little kid that used to live across the street from you who would beg to play with you but you'd be all like "no, you're too little and dumb, and you eat your own boogers."
ohio is like that.
and it is good.
actually, *i* was that little kid.
Not too bad Tom. A little harsh on the Glass City but we can take it. You could sure use a shot of optimism! Keep it updated- I will be checking up on it.
hey, i thought toledo faired better than most of the other cities on the list. optimism to come... just wait until i get going on toledo's downtown comeback :)
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