Friday, August 1, 2008

Michigan as Battleground State

Time features the High Five State in this week's issue, and leads with the following buzz kill facts:

Nearly 300,000 manufacturing jobs have disappeared in the past decade. Ford just posted the worst quarterly loss in its 105-year history, and GM announced it was closing or converting plants. More than 1 of every 20 mortgages is in or near foreclosure, and at 8.5%, Michigan's unemployment rate is the highest in the nation.


Sadly (and not surprisingly), the article only covers the southeast side of the state. Where's the West Michigan love, Time?

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