Open letter to anonymous e-mailer called Sojourner Truth

To my readers: this post is my reply to an anonymous e-mail that I received from a person calling herself Sojourner Truth (I assume a woman as Soujourner was a woman). You can read the text of the anonymous writer in the post below this one.

Hello stranger,

I want to hear the truth and speak the truth. And share it with my friends.

A search on League of Humane Voters found this. The “Humane Voters” sites seem to be devoted to taking care of animals. That's important; a civilization can be measured by how well it treats its animals.
I’m not clear how your list of issues addresses animal cruelty, and I’m glad the bees and chickens law passed in February.

Regarding report cards, I don't know where each council person’s vote on each issue is published. I'm curious about how the city was gerrymandered in order to reduce the number of council seats. And I certainly don't know how the County Commissioners vote or even how they make decisions.

I’m angry about the culture of corruption that pervades every branch of government; legislative, executive and judicial, at every level of government including Federal, State, County, and city. I sometimes despair for the city of Cleveland when I see what it’s become.
Richard Huberty, a Cleveland building inspector is accused of taking bribes. Read that article in that link: it’s unbelievable!
Cleveland City Councilman Robert J. White III resigned over a lousy $500 bribe. That’s just stupid and greedy combined, but it’s small potatoes when compared to others.
The County’s former top cop was corrupt, power hungry and vengeful.
It looks like two of the county commissioners have apparently been receiving personal gain from contractors, builders and almost everyone else who does business here. The FBI is STILL executing search warrants.
The COUNTY TREASURER, for cryin' out loud, has been using his position for personal gain. THE GUY WITH ALL THE MONEY!

I’m active on the Liver Foundation of Ohio, the Kidney Foundation of Ohio, MOTTEP, SIDS, and I teach classes in Entrepreneurism at East High.
Everywhere I go I see worthy groups in need of money and support. So I do what I can: I’ve invested in startups, minority-owned sole proprietorships and individuals.
I hire people who come to my door asking for work (not a handout). In my opinion, the first step to maintaining or regaining a person’s dignity is a job.

And THAT is where our politicians have fallen down: jobs are gone and no one seems to care when companies leave the city. The Mayor even says Cleveland won when Eaton moves to Beachwood.
Sorry, none of the shops downtown will serve one meal or clean one suit, or sell anything else to any of the Eaton employees in Beachwood.

1. Jobs leave: people leave. That’s an easy equation to understand.
2. People leave: the service companies founded to serve residents leave.

So there are no grocery stores in my neighborhood. No gas stations, no department stores, clothing stores, restaurants, bars, sandwich shops, not even a fast food franchise, and only one laundry.
THAT is how decimated my neighborhood is. But we have our own branded gang of thugs and an inexhaustible supply of guns, drugs and hookers (one walked up on my front porch one night to solicit me!)

What is your agenda, Sojourner Truth? What is your vision of what Cleveland will be in 5 years, 10 years, and 15 years?
From where will the jobs come?
Who will start and run the companies that will create new jobs ?
Who will work here?
Who will live here?
Who will be top five private-sector employers?

Will Cleveland be known for medical devices, insurance, fuel cells, alternative energy products, ultra small cars, wind generating equipment, biomedical advances, world class health care, stem cell research, excellent educational facilities and faculty? All these are available to us now in labs, small companies and big employers.
Or are we destined to become the city whose high school grads aren’t qualified to work at these 21st century employers? Who can’t spell, or do math, or even have the social grace to stand up and say “How do you do? My name is…”

How about we end with your truthful name, Sojourner Truth?