The following is a letter to the editor that was sent to the Kalamazoo Gazette.
This comment in your endorsements in the Kalamazoo City Commission race, "passionate liberals with an emphasis on social justice. However, with fiscal challenges facing the city, we believe now is the time a more pragmatic approach." is and indication of narrow, "cookie-cutter" vision. There is an unnecessary bifurcation between pragmatism and social justice. A wide net that captures justice and inclusion for all actually provides a larger pool of resources which benefits all. False dichotomies lead to shallow solutions to governance.
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