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"A city lying to itself"
Baltimore Media, 

In the last few months I have been in contact with many members of the local
media. Most of them want to ignore what I have to say. The more they ignore,
the more frustrated young, educated citizens of the Baltimore area become. They
read stories about Baltimore's decay but see nothing about anything useful
being discussed to keep young people in Baltimore. Why do we focus our time on
creating talent in Baltimore when we are home to some of the best private
schools on earth that turn out talent every year that goes away? Baltimore is
already a tremendous EXPORTER of educated talent that feels totally alienated
by the current policies in the city. We have Universities that bring in and
turn out talent but we are unable to keep the talent living here. We complain
about how the population is decreasing in EVERY neighborhood in Baltimore and
how housing vacancies increase everyday, yet no attempt is made to attract what
this city desperately needs, YOUNG post college kids willing to take chances.
Take a look at the national situation, DOT COMS go belly up every day because
of MBA's while the young kids who put their butts on the line and worked their
fingers bloody get fired and sent onto the streets of Silicon valley. You may
not know it but people my age are fed up with whats going on. The people who
worked hard go unnoticed and unappreciated in Baltimore while our city and
state spend MILLIONS on initiatives to reward the people who could care less
about learning. And then everybody wonders why this city keeps emptying out at
an alarming rate EVERY DAY. 

Baltimore is slowly wasting away, don't worry though, the kids who cared about
their education are not. Eventually they will find their way, use their
energies toward other endeavors NOT involved with Baltimore. Smoking FAT Cigars
in Owings Mills, and Manhattan and SIlicon Valley while Baltimore ROTS . What
will the media have to write about when this city becomes harbor place
surrounded by a million empty houses? The incredible architecture, culture, and
history of Owings Mills New Town? 

I beg you all to give us some press. I came back to the city not because I was
invited back by our politicians, and not because I lost my High paying Job in
the Valley. I came back because I want to change Baltimore. I want to raise the
morale of this city and empty the suburbs back into the city. I need your help
though. Go to my sites (www.techbalt.com ). See what I am up to. People are
tired of hearing the same old same old. Clearly, I am the OPPOSITE of the same
old same old. I want to talk to you all. People are getting tired of the same
old names in the paper who talk the talk while IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE
CITY Abandoned houses increase. Its time for some old leaders to step aside and
let new young ones emerge. 

This is a time Baltimore should be thriving and rebuilding, this is my dream,
it should be all of our dreams. Would you rather have Baltimore known for
Evictions or entrepreneurs? Start ups or abandoned Blocks? I think if the
people of this region knew of the kinder alternative they would gladly support
it. "