I voted today, mostly to honor those who've died and been beaten for the right to vote. At issue was a half billion in bonds to fix the city's water and sewer systems. It was a tough decision. I actually stood there, staring at the ballot, not knowing what to do.
The choice as I saw it:
1. Vote yes, and get much needed infrastructure improvements... and higher water bills, which have been pretty damn high lately.
2. Vote no, and punish the city for wasting money on all kinds of crap and letting our deferred maintenance bill mushroom to $1.5 billion.
I went with choice #1, and winced.
A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year
A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year
One of Kansas City Star's 100 Noteworthy Books of the Year
Winner of the William Rockhill Nelson Award for Nonfiction
Winner of the Harry Chapin Media Award
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Forget the nerdy reputation that debate has. Instead think of a scenario as exciting as a sports game with high stakes like triumphing over racism. bad politics and abject poverty... An important, thoughtful and provocative look at race and class in America.
- The Boston Globe
Joe Miller's enthusiasm is infectious and the plot creates the suspense of a good courtroom thriller.
- Entertainment Weekly
The minute I finished Joe Miller's Cross-X, I held the book out in front of me -- amazed, rapturous, and hopeful... Miller's mesmerizing, vivid accounts of the debates will leave you crouched in your seat, holding your breath... An incredibly powerful, daringly hopeful book.
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Irresistible... Miller begins breezily but is soon deeply invested in the Central squad's mission to not only master the debate game on its own terms but revolutionize it with flashes of poetry and hip-hop wordplay... If all these kids could run things, Miller implies, imagine what could get done.
- Elle
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