Early this week, new Ohio Governor Ted Strickland denied clemency to convicted killer Kenneth Biros. In the middle of the week, I attended a “Prayer Service to Abolish the Death Penalty.” It was facilitated by Pax Christi member … Continue reading →
On our recent campaign tour, we stopped in Ashburn, Georgia. Driving into Ashburn, you are greeted with a banner that explains this small town is the home of the “Fire Ant Festival.” A resident told us: “If … Continue reading →
We met with Mose Keim in Dunkinsville, Ohio. He’s Amish. He also designs and manufactures high quality, cedar bird feeders. Mr. Keim gave us a tour of his small, low-tech plant. He employs 12 people here … Continue reading →
We went to a talk by Winnona LaDuke at Berea College in Kentucky today. Ms. LaDuke is an Ojibwe Tribe member from the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota. She is also the founder of the White Earth Land … Continue reading →
As a follow up to the last entry… We stopped in Lenoir City, Tennessee, where we toured “I’va’s Place.” This is a complex for “women in crisis.” And that could be women who are homeless, or victims of … Continue reading →
I have jumped ahead a couple entries here. (Will catch up on the rest of the last week soon)… At St. Mary’s Church in Athens, Tennessee, this morning we saw the remnants of a “Cardboard City” that was … Continue reading →
For all of you following this site, the time is now. We are asking supporters to put up homemade campaign signs in their front yard that simply say: vote “average Joe” Thank you. … Continue reading →
I gave a talk at the “House of Prayer” in St. Augustine, Florida, last week. The audience, for the most part, seemed relatively well off socio-economically. I said billions of people in the Third World were either homeless, … Continue reading →
In Valdosta, Georgia, I told an NBC News reporter that we were against abortion. During a talk at a Mass in St. Augustine, Florida, I said “abortion would end tomorrow” if we took to the streets en masse, flooded … Continue reading →
In Brunswick, Georgia, we researched the Hostel in the Forest. Tom Dennard gave us an extensive tour. He is the founder of the Hostel and also teaches a Backpacking Class at Coastal Georgia Community College. The Hostel … Continue reading →