Comments on: Grandview: One of America’s fastest dying towns? http://blogkc.com/archives/2008/12/grandview-one-of-americas-fastest-dying-towns/ A Weblog for Kansas City, Missouri. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:10:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bob http://blogkc.com/archives/2008/12/grandview-one-of-americas-fastest-dying-towns/comment-page-1/#comment-193034 Bob Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:19:36 +0000 http://blogkc.com/?p=2067#comment-193034 I will not let my wife go to Sam's anymore. She was approached by some ghetto thug in the Sam's parking lot demanding money while getting into our car. The Grandveiw policeman told us they make these reports everyday his advice was to go somewhere else! Now we just stay on the highway and head to Belton for our shopping. I am sure Sam's will soon close it's doors also because of lost business. Grandview has been taken over by Gangbangers. I will not let my wife go to Sam’s anymore. She was approached by some ghetto thug in the Sam’s parking lot demanding money while getting into our car. The Grandveiw policeman told us they make these reports everyday his advice was to go somewhere else! Now we just stay on the highway and head to Belton for our shopping. I am sure Sam’s will soon close it’s doors also because of lost business. Grandview has been taken over by Gangbangers.

]]> By: Claudia http://blogkc.com/archives/2008/12/grandview-one-of-americas-fastest-dying-towns/comment-page-1/#comment-192962 Claudia Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:28:17 +0000 http://blogkc.com/?p=2067#comment-192962 Grandview may not be a thriving community right now, but jobs have actually increased in the city and has only a small number of households (0.2%), not bad for a first suburb. I believe it was bad journalism on Forbes part: crunching data from afar and cherry picking to tap thurths, as Mary Sanchez mentioned on her editorial. Grandview is actually having some positive changes(schools, for example)and what we need is for people like BOB, who has no sense of community pride, to leave the city!!! Grandview may not be a thriving community right now, but jobs have actually increased in the city and has only a small number of households (0.2%), not bad for a first suburb. I believe it was bad journalism on Forbes part: crunching data from afar and cherry picking to tap thurths, as Mary Sanchez mentioned on her editorial. Grandview is actually having some positive changes(schools, for example)and what we need is for people like BOB, who has no sense of community pride, to leave the city!!!

]]> By: bob http://blogkc.com/archives/2008/12/grandview-one-of-americas-fastest-dying-towns/comment-page-1/#comment-192944 bob Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:37:21 +0000 http://blogkc.com/?p=2067#comment-192944 i live in grandview and the place sucks like crap. the schools ghetto, we have no stores, and all the delevopment and jobs went to belton and raymore, and our leaders suck at doing there jobs. back in the 90's when bannister was still kicking we had EVERYTHING a movie theather, sams, a furniture store. Now that bannister left and people started shopping in johnson county we have nothing and our town sucks i live in grandview and the place sucks like crap. the schools ghetto, we have no stores, and all the delevopment and jobs went to belton and raymore, and our leaders suck at doing there jobs. back in the 90′s when bannister was still kicking we had EVERYTHING a movie theather, sams, a furniture store. Now that bannister left and people started shopping in johnson county we have nothing and our town sucks

]]> By: mainstream http://blogkc.com/archives/2008/12/grandview-one-of-americas-fastest-dying-towns/comment-page-1/#comment-192928 mainstream Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:41:02 +0000 http://blogkc.com/?p=2067#comment-192928 Have you been to Grandview lately? eck, the place is nasty. Always has been, really. Have you been to Grandview lately? eck, the place is nasty. Always has been, really.

]]> By: Ryan http://blogkc.com/archives/2008/12/grandview-one-of-americas-fastest-dying-towns/comment-page-1/#comment-192892 Ryan Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:50:00 +0000 http://blogkc.com/?p=2067#comment-192892 Well, you can't really call a town "Grandview" when there is no Grand View to speak of... Perhaps people are finally realizing that the facade of suburban living is just a gimmick, smoke and mirrors. At least Lee's Summit has a historic summit where Lee came over...doesn't it? Well, you can’t really call a town “Grandview” when there is no Grand View to speak of… Perhaps people are finally realizing that the facade of suburban living is just a gimmick, smoke and mirrors. At least Lee’s Summit has a historic summit where Lee came over…doesn’t it?

]]> By: Jeffrey Edelman http://blogkc.com/archives/2008/12/grandview-one-of-americas-fastest-dying-towns/comment-page-1/#comment-192888 Jeffrey Edelman Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:31:26 +0000 http://blogkc.com/?p=2067#comment-192888 The terrifying truth is that America is certainly the 8th fastest dying country in the world right now, relative to where it was only a few short years ago. We're all in this together. The terrifying truth is that America is certainly the 8th fastest dying country in the world right now, relative to where it was only a few short years ago.

We’re all in this together.

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