5/15/07
The situation in Darfur grows worse. Some 20 people are being killed there every hour now. We, as a nation (and as a world), have to respond. And respond now. We have just posted a policy paper … Continue reading →
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5/14/07
We have launched on yet another campaign tour of Ohio. Our first stop was South Cleveland where we talked with peace activist Tim Musser. He told us he was tremendously impacted by the writings of Dorothy Day. I, … Continue reading →
5/10/07
I interviewed Bernie Meyer this week. He bears a striking resemblence to India’s late Mhatma Gandhi. And for the past five years, Meyer has talked to college groups, civic groups, churches… about Gandhi and his teachings (white shawl, sandals, … Continue reading →
5/7/07
Americans across the board seem to want to hear politicians talk tough on terrorism. So to oblige, our campaign will too. And we have recently posted a position on terrorism where we primarily take to task: American forms … Continue reading →
5/4/07
I just read a review of a new book titled Boomsday. The review said it was a “wickedly funny” fictitious book about the 77 million “Baby Boomers” moving into retirement — by stepping aside and committing mass suicide… … Continue reading →
4/30/07
Our family went Sunday to a gathering for Liberian refugees who were relocated to this Near Westside Cleveland area several years ago. This small enclave of Liberians are just a few of some 340,000 Liberians who have fled the … Continue reading →
4/27/07
We just put up my wife Liz’s page on our site. It’s worth a look.
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James Filiaggi was executed by lethal injection in Ohio yesterday. He was the 25th man to be executed in Ohio since 1999. In our research on the death penalty, I interviewed Connecticut author Annette Boscoe. She wrote … Continue reading →
4/23/07
We road our bicycles to “Earthfest” (2007 Climate Change Solutions) at the Cleveland Zoo yesterday. It is billed as “Ohio’s largest environmental education event.” Before the Welcoming Cermenonies, I talked with Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson. During the … Continue reading →
4/20/07
Yesterday Cleveland’s Plain Dealer newspaper ran a front page, five column photo-spread and story about Seung-Hui Cho, who killed 32 students at Virginia Tech during a gruesome shooting spree. On the other front page newspaper column, was a story … Continue reading →