Flint Expatriates: Looking Ahead in Flint

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Looking Ahead in Flint

New York resident and Flint Expatriate Shawn Chittle reflects on Flint's past and future:

It's more than our hometown. It's a place that made us who we are. I'm always struggling to achieve a good balance of Flint native and New Yorker, and you know what? The more "Flint" I try to be, the more ahead I get. People say to me, "Midwest is best, don't lose that."
Flint made us what we are, whether we like it or not. There's a lot of rust in our blood, but with that comes a lot of immunity to the constant stream of bad news. There are some pretty tough and resilient people in Flint. But the new ideas to fix age-old problems haven't emerged. It's as if Flint is stuck in its own version of "Groundhog Day."

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1 comment:

AnonymousAugust 20, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Shawn, we are a product of our own environment. Planned obsolescence. So goes GM so goes Flint. No amount of oil,will quiet this squeaking wheel now. You made the right move.unclebuck
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