Picked up a copy of the Valdosta (GA) University “The Spectator” student newspaper. Part of the masthead reads: “Less than the cost of Ramen Noodles… but you can’t eat it.” Obviously written by a “poor college student” whose regular fare … Continue reading
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We drove further south to Lufkin, Texas where Diboll High School football coach Jimmy Davis attends a Bible study every Thursday morning at Starbuck’s Coffee Shop here. He told me, because of his Christianity, he will never “cuss out or … Continue reading
In Vicksburg, Mississippi we talked with Mathew Emory of London, Ontario, who was here visiting the historic battle site. Mathew said in Canada there is a lot less gun violence because guns, simply, aren’t as much a part of the … Continue reading
We’re in Irvington, Kentucky where I met with Pastor Todd Edmundson of Lincoln Trail Christian Church. Pastor Edmundson graduated from Milligan College in Tennessee, and he explained one of the courses there is: “Christ in Culture.” He said professor Phil … Continue reading
While at home, I do some part time handyman work to make ends meet. Today I was removing some wallpaper. And as I did, I mused a bit. There were three layers which needed to come off the wall: the … Continue reading
During Campaign 2004, I gave a talk to a sociology class at Bluffton College about part of my plan for: Jobs in America. I said I believed we needed to be looking at this issue through a “different lens.” And … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. A cluster of last minute e-mails of support have come in. A pastor of a small church in Kentucky wrote that he was struck with our message of “simplicity, concern for life, compassion for the … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. I was interviewed by a columnist for Kent State University’s newspaper today. I told her a couple years ago I had gone to KSU’s “May 4th Room” to do some research. The room is filled … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. I am in Bluffton, Ohio today where I have cloistered myself in the Bluffton College Library and am e-mailing letters to the editor of every Ohio newspaper I can in support of, that’s right: my … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Stumped at M.R. Mack’s restaurant in downtown Logan, Ohio early this morning and talked with Logan Daily News columnist Edgar “Bud” Simpson. He said growing up in northern Maine he watched as clear cutting and … Continue reading