I’ve picked a 75-mile radius to campaign in on nights and weekends in Northwest, Ohio. [And we’re asking our supports to do the same in their areas.] Last Saturday I stopped, first, at a Pilot Truck Stop about five miles … Continue reading →
In the last couple weeks, the Repulicans and Democrats at their National Conventions have been tripping all over themselves in speeches talking about their “humble” middle class, or lower, beginnings. Meanwhile our family, and the campaign in general, live right smack dab … Continue reading →
The campaign rolls on… We were interviewed by the newspaper at Appalachacolla, Florida. I told the editor that in Grand Junction, Colorado, we researched a two-story hospital (Marillac Hospital) staffed by volunteer doctors, volunteer nurses and other volunteer citizenry who … Continue reading →
Catching up on the last couple weeks (blog was down)… We launched on our next tour, heading south in our 1978 motorhome. A couple spark plug wires shook loose around Cincinnati and we were cresting hills on I-75 at 40 mph, with everyone … Continue reading →
Liz and I attended our kids’ Homeschool Basketball League games last night in Harrod, Ohio. Both Sarah and Joseph’s games were quite spirited. Afterward one of the other parents approached me and wanted to talk politics out in the hall. He said … Continue reading →
While the other candidates are holding town hall meetings, and the like, in Iowa and New Hampshire, I’ve decided on Northwest Ohio. (Call it a hunch) Last night I found myself in an impromptu round table discussion at McDonald’s with … Continue reading →
We have been volunteering at the Open Door Community in urban Atlanta, Georgia, this winter. This is an outreach to the homeless on the streets of Atlanta. On Wednesday nights, there is a free Health Clinic staffed with … Continue reading →
More on Jubilee partners in following entries… I’m fast forwarding to our next stop in Athens, Georgia, today, and a tremendously refreshing and innovative “free clinic.” While the health care debate grinds on in D.C., a solution — … Continue reading →
I talked at an Organic Farm Festival in Yorkshire, Ohio, over the weekend. More than 200 people attended the festival. It was conducted at Dan Kremer’s Eat Food For Life Farm. I said one of the things … Continue reading →
Buckeye Backroad Tour cont.: We talked with a woman today in Bluffton, Ohio, who said she was quite disturbed with the Olympic: clothing. She said, for instance, that the women marathon runners, the women sprinters, etc. were dressed, … Continue reading →