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             On the other hand, Thomas Panzenhagen, a sports editor for the Detroit Free Press disagrees. "I have lived and worked in Detroit for twenty years and I can't imagine being anywhere else," he says. "I have done the suburb thing and I can't stand the attitudes of the people that live there. Everyone is so image-conscious. If your lawn is not perfectly manicured and you don't regularly associate with your neighbors, you are shunned. In addition, I don't need people knowing what salary I bring home, as everyone in your suburban neighborhood has a good idea of what you make." This is the viewpoint of many city dwellers, states Panzenhagen. He also says that he is not affected by crime and poverty where he lives. "It is made out to be more than it really is.".

             Detroit is in the process of a major industrial renovation. Blue chip companies such as General Motors and major sport teams as the Detroit Lions are relocating there and enterprises such as the MGM Grand Casino are setting up shop. City dwellers and suburbanites alike hope that these changes will have a positive affect on their city, although many believe that places such as the new casino will only have a negative affect on its economy, image and mission. "Casinos do well in theme park cities such as Las Vegas and Reno, not in a city like Detroit. We need to develop Detroit's historical past and dwell on things such as the arts," believes Panzenhagen. .

             While the city is under major construction, its counterpart is in no part struggling to keep up. "The suburbs are alive," says Dr. Thomas Bonifer, a former resident of Detroit and current resident of Bloomfield Hills. "They keep growing and expanding in every aspect without a great deal of purposeful planning like the push for industrial and residential growth in Detroit." Bonifer believes that Detroit is a place where single people without families can live in relative content, as the cost of living is much lower.