cleveflight, part 2

From today's Chronicle-Telegram: Cleveland's Population Plummets

And from the Plain Dealer: Cleveland leads big cities in population loss, census figures show

The PD article touches on something the Chronicle's (AP) doesn't, which is that it's also a regional issue; even some of the burbs are losing residents too. Some of that is from people moving to Lorain and Medina Counties to escape property taxes -- great time to do it too, what with the cost of fuel [/sarcasm] -- but it's no secret that all of Northeast Ohio is in a decline, as evidenced by this report I linked to last year.

However, I do believe that fixing Cleveland first will also fix the region. Number one on the list is jobs, jobs, jobs. Preferably ones that last more than a couple years before all the new hires are laid off.