Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. I headed south to Wapokeneta, Ohio (hometown of astronaut Neil (“One small step for man…”) Armstrong. I called the editor of the Wapokeneta newspaper when we got to our whistle-stop location downtown and said we … Continue reading
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Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. We took our kids on a carousel ride in Mansfield, Ohio on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon yesterday. Then we headed down to Mt.Vernon, Ohio where I met with Geri Darmstadt, a volunteer with Care Net … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. I stumped with the “regulars” early this morning at LEMMY’S Restaurant in Huron, Ohio. And I learned LEMMY’S is actually a loose acronym for “Lake Erie Monster,” which (like the Big Foot legend) was supposedly … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. (Saturday afternoon). Up the road from where we’re staying in Peebles, Ohio, the Powered Parachute Wing Association was having a fly-in. Frank Parman from London, Kentucky, told me these ultra-light airplanes — with a multi-colored … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. I met with Bowling Green State University graduate student Jeff Moore today who explained he was recently on a “Cultural Emersion” trip to The Bronx with BGSU sociology professor Dr. Bill Thompson. Moore said, among … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Tonight we met with Fran Clark who is the past president of the board for Womankind. Fran explained Womankind is a rather unique Maternal and Prenatal Care Center that offers women with unexpected pregnancy, and … Continue reading
We were in Berlin, New Hampshire today where I was interviewed by reporter Chad Dryden of The Berlin Daily Sun. He asked about my platform. I said, for one, our education position paper calls for a shift: with one-third of … Continue reading
We headed east stopping at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, New York. It was here in 1848 that the first Women’s Rights Convention in U.S. history was held. Some of the issues included the right to … Continue reading
We had the “average Joe” mobile in Warren’s 4th of July Parade today. We were lined up next to a fleet of “The Shriners” organization, bright yellow miniature cars. I walked over and asked: “Hey guys… Is this your answer … Continue reading
We took Liz’s parent to San Francisco International Airport, and after a tearful goodbye, we headed into the city where I interviewed a fascinating couple visiting from Denmark. They said the longest prison sentence in Denmark, no matter what you’ve … Continue reading