8/24/058/
We are now heading diagonally back to Ohio on Hwy 80. I was interviewed by Chris Marcheso of the Fort Morgan (CO) Times yesterday. I told him that a big part of the reason Third World poverty exists is because … Continue reading →
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8/22/05
We have finished Rte. 160 in southern Colorado and are heading north. In Pueblo, Colorado, I interviewed a woman whose husband had died two years ago of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (a form of cancer). He had been a “missilier.” That is, … Continue reading →
8/21/05
A few weeks back, I got a case of minor heat stroke and dehydration. In addition, I picked up the flu — as we were going through the desert in Nevada. We don’t use air conditioning in the campaign vehicle, … Continue reading →
8/20/05
While in Alamosa, Colorado, I also met with Brian Benke. He participates in a Community Sponsored Agriculture project here in connection with El Sagrado Farms. People in the area buy “shares” at the beginning of the season ($450 a share). … Continue reading →
8/19/05
A front page story ran in Colorado’s Valley Courier newspaper yesterday about the campaign. The story noted we had moved to the inner city of Cleveland to live side-by-side with the poor in order to be of better help… The … Continue reading →
8/18/05
We went through Wolf Creek Pass (almost 11,000 ft) on Rte 160 in the Rockies today. (Our motor home wasn’t exactly doing top speeds as we approached the summit. Actually, I had everyone leaning forward, and praying.) Down the other … Continue reading →
8/17/05
We headed further east on Rte. 106 into Pagosa Springs, Colorado, where Fr. Pedro at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church said a college friend’s uncle had a lucrative law practice until 1973, the year abortion was legalized in America. Immediately … Continue reading →
8/16/05
In Durango, Colorado, I met with Kathy Darnell who had just returned from a humanitarian aid mission to Uganda. She said the poverty there is unlike almost any form of poverty we have in the U.S. For instance, in the … Continue reading →
8/14/04
While in Cortez, Colorado, I also interviewed Roland Alksnis, a Vietnam Veteran. He was in the Army and saw a significant amount of fighting in 1972. He said he eventually asked to be discharged. I asked why? He said: “I … Continue reading →
8/13/05
Still heading east on Rte. 160, I gave a talk at the Montelores Catholic Community last night in Cortez, Colorado… Prior to this, I took our Sarah and Joseph to the “Black Shawl Drama” put on by the Cortez Cultural … Continue reading →