Like many of the major industrial cities of the western hemisphere, Cleveland has lost population these last two decades, but unlike many, it has maintained it's standing among the best of the best.


And rumor has it that he is going to be in big trouble if he breaks his expected 6 months probation.

https://news.google.com/news/more?h...ved=0CDUQqgIwAQ


While this actually has caused some highly publicized changes and scrutiny in local government, the effective time for the disappearance of the political spots is less certain in many minds. The larger the pot and the further away from the hands that fill it, the more and deeper the hands are to empty it.

Few of us haven't needed, looked for or not used "I have a friend that can help……." when we must come in contact or deal with our 'government'. So what is your experience and where do you see the line between the public system doing something 'for' you and doing it 'to' you?

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