More vignettes from the last few days on the trail: While at the headwaters of the Mississippi at Lake Itasca, I was interviewed by Minnesota State University’s Martin Grindeland, who teaches Mass Communications. His class was doing a documentary on … Continue reading →
Summary of last few days: We crossed back over the Mississippi and started across northern Minnesota. Marianne Klaus in tiny McGrath, Minnesota (pop. 65) told me growing up in the ’30s her parents had 30 cows, some chickens and a … Continue reading →
We traveled to Anathon Farm in Luck, Wisconsin (pop. 1,200). The sign coming in says: “You Are Now In Luck.” And we were. We researched an ultra-earth friendly farm (two-acre organic garden, solar shower, solar panels, straw-bale insulation, compost toilets…) … Continue reading →
More summary updates from the last few days: In Winona, Minnesota I interviewed Paul and Sarah Freid who are live-in volunteers at a Catholic Worker house for the homeless there. Paul, who was a theology major in college, said the … Continue reading →
In the last few days… I was on WPVL radio in Platteville, Wisconsin, where I said our campaign was somewhat “retro.” That is, we’d like to see a time again when the streets were safe for kids, media was a … Continue reading →
The following is a summary of some of the other stops last week: During an interview with a reporter for The Monroe (WS) Times, I said our agricultural platform calls for much more organic farming because modern herbacides, pestacides and … Continue reading →
My wife Liz was two months pregnant with our fourth child when she had a miscarriage in La Crosse, Wisconsin Saturday night. As providence would have it, we were staying at the home of Martha and Kevin Helin at the … Continue reading →
In Beloit, Wisconsin, at Our Lady of Assumption Church, I came across a pamphlet called: “Sing a Little Louder.” It was written by a Christian woman who lived in Germany during the Holocaust. She wrote her church was on a … Continue reading →
We traveled west to Carpentersville, Illinois. A man-on-the street here told me he’d just gotten a speeding ticket — in the mail. He said he’d recently been on the interstate and a computerzed surveillance camera and attached radar gun, took … Continue reading →
While in South Bend, Indiana, I interviewed Professor Mike Griffin who teaches theology at Holy Cross College here. He is also quite active with the Catholic Peace Fellowship Group and believes there should be provision for those soldiers who believe … Continue reading →