Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. On a campaign swing through Ohio last week, President Bush stopped to visit with the Cleveland Browns at their training camp — even though I’m sure he’s a Cowboy’s fan [read: photo-op]. Not to be … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. In a talk at St. Stephen’s Church in Niles, Ohio, this morning, I asked: “Does anybody remember the word ‘modesty’ as it relates to dress anymore?” Later we did a whistle-stop event in downtown Niles. … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz Tour cont… Tomorrow we do a noon whistle stop event in the shadows of the William McKinley Presidential Library. Out front there is a display explaining there have been eight presidents from Ohio. I’ll be the … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz Tour cont… We met with Fr. Karl Kish in Cortland, Ohio today to hear about C.H.O.W. (Courtland Humanitarian Outreach Worldwide). “We see a world that suffers from an unequal distrubution of goods and resources that results … Continue reading →
11:44 a.m.: We have just crossed the Ohio line on Rte. 90 heading west. And the Average Joe Buckeye Blitz Tour is underway. Let the games begin! … And they did. Our first stop was Cortland, Ohio. We were eating … Continue reading →
I just read that President Bush stopped over the weekend at Hiram College in Ohio to meet with the Cleveland Browns at their training camp as part of his current campaign tour. That’s going too far! I’m the Brown’s fan! … Continue reading →
Still heading back to Ohio for the next phase… We stopped back in Jamestown, New York where I saw an article about our campaign in the Western New York Catholic newspaper. It noted that I had a “consistent pro-life ethic.” … Continue reading →
Still heading back to Ohio… We took the kids to the Corning Glass Museum in Corning, New York, today. Phenomenal experience. It’s a ‘glass cornacopia,’ if you will. Glass artistry. Glass demonstrations. High-tech glass technology (phiber-optics, photo-tonics…). According to literature … Continue reading →
Still heading back to Ohio, we stopped in Oneonta, New York where we met Jo and John Terwilligier. They are involved with the “Come Share a Meal at Our Table” program. Wonderful people and a great program. Jo and John … Continue reading →
Heading back, we are traveling on a rather mountainous Rte. 9 in southern Vermont and have had the bullhorn out several times as we passed through small towns along here. In Wilmington, Vermont, we saw a cemetery with the quite … Continue reading →