article_snippet: You could almost hear the steam coming out of Mayor Bryan Barnett's ears.
article_snippet: It's like someone calling one of your kids ugly," the Detroit Free Press quoted Mayor Bryan Barnett as saying.
article_snippet: In an open letter, published Monday in the Detroit Free Press, Mayor Bryan Barnett said the city's recent achievements are anything but provincial.
article_snippet: Not a typical achievement you would associate with 'simple or basic' people," his wrote.
article_snippet: Mayor Bryan Barnett wrote.
article_snippet: Twitter user itsleah wrote.