The campaign rolls on… In the last week we appeared in the Northwest Signal Daily News, which is circulated throughout Northwest Florida. I was asked about offshore drilling in a newspaper office not far from the Gulf of Mexico. I … Continue reading
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Catching up on the last few days… Spent the end of last week going around Bluffton making sure our campaign fliers were still posted on various bulletin boards, in store windows, and the like. I’ve found you can’t just post … Continue reading
I’ve been hobbling around town the last few days with a torn calf muscle. (Whenever I put on my basketball shoes, I think I’m 18-years-old again.) I’ve used the time to do some more research for the National Debates (call … Continue reading
During part of our Florida Panhandle Tour last month, we met Beth and Patrick Stanley in Defuniak Springs, Florida. This is a mom and her 31-year-old son. Patrick has Down Syndrome and still lives at home. Beth … Continue reading
Catching up… We came out of the Florida Panhandle, heading into Alabama in the early evening one day last week. And we found ourselves caught in the cross hairs of a huge thunder storm system. We turned … Continue reading
Our Florida Panhandle Tour continued: In Crestview, Florida, we met with Rosa Garrett from South Korea. She married an American service man and came to the states some 25 years ago. Of the contrasts between countries, … Continue reading
Our Florida Panhandle Tour continues… We stopped in Crestview, Florida, where we met with Ron and Mary Kirby. They met in Guam where there are two U.S. military bases. Guam is an unincorporated territory of the … Continue reading
Our Florida Panhandle Tour continues… While in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, I watched President Obama’s speech on current Middle East policy today. My beliefs square with his in standing in opposition to regimes that rule by “coercion, not … Continue reading
Our Florida Panhandle Tour continues… Last week in the Panhandle, I talked with two men heading back to Ocala, Florida, after spending more than a week helping tornado victims in Alabama. They are part of the Florida … Continue reading
More catching up from the last few weeks… In Carrabelle, Florida, we did a video segment from a small memorial to John “Buck” O’Neil. Born here on Nov. 13, 1911, O’Neil was a stand out in the old … Continue reading