I was in a conversation today with a local banker who said he believed the Federal Reserve lowering the interest rate last week was, indeed, tied to the recent emergence of the “inverted yield curve,” which is often the harbinger … Continue reading →
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Hell is for Children 9/11
Now that I’m one of the presidents of the United States (I just “declared” that. Why not, huh.), you can count on this not happening again in the aftermath of something like “9/11,” which today happens to be the 18th … Continue reading →
In the last month, among a number of newspaper stories, I did an article about “Alice.” She’s 103 years old. Tremendously spry, and lucid, she was living on her own in a house, until she fell and broke her hip. … Continue reading →
Visiting those in prison…
On the way back from my kid’s soccer game in Archbold, Ohio, I stopped at the McDonald’s in Defiance, Ohio, to do a little “populist stumping.” While passing out campaign cards, I got in a conversation with this guy, Jay … Continue reading →
‘Wheel Estate,’ a new homeless population emerges in America
A library “Adult Book Study” in Ada is currently reading this book. I sat in on the group last night for a story for the local newspaper. The crux of the book is that there is a relatively new, elderly … Continue reading →
Ohio back road stumping
While other presidential candidates are campaigning across New Hampshire, and such, I’ve decided upon Ohio. Not only because I live here, its a low budget campaign, and so on; but because when you look at presidential politics — if you … Continue reading →
On eagles wings, in Kosovo
I just wrote a local newspaper article about a special group of students who just graduated with their Masters in Law from Ohio Northern University. They are all from the country of Kosovo. What’s more, one man told me that … Continue reading →
They all gave all…
At the Memorial Day Parade in Bluffton yesterday, I took this photo. Most of these guys are Vietnam Vets (there was just one WWII veteran at the event). These guys’ sacrifices can’t be quantified, but it can be honored. And … Continue reading →
Religious liberty and peaceable assembly
During a village council meeting I was covering last night, the village administrator said he’d been contacted by this church about them holding an open-air morning service in the downtown park. Back and forth discussion ensued among the council members … Continue reading →
Joe foreign policy
I just wrote a newspaper article about Food For The Poor, Inc. The organization provides food, clean drinking water wells, agricultural help, adequate housing… for people in 17 Third World countries. This is for people who, say, live in mud … Continue reading →