Excerpt:
After
Detroit's landmark bankruptcy filing last week, more eyes than ever have zeroed in on this struggling city.
For Detroiters, it's both a blessing and a curse. While it's a relief that some have started to pay attention to the countless problems that often make daily life an uphill battle, how Detroit is portrayed by outsiders can be disheartening: pictures of abandoned buildings stand in for the people who pass by them each day; headlines blare that the Motor City is
out of gas,
dead or even
hell on earth.
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