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We've all seen and read the endless stream of news stories about the demise of Detroit. How does a city go from being the Paris of the West in the 1920s to the first major U.S. city to declare bankruptcy in 2013? It's true that Detroit finds itself saddled with a number of very complicated issues, as are many U.S. cities. It's easy to sit back and shake one's head and join the chorus of doom. But how many of us have actually seen Detroit firsthand lately?
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