I just did a newspaper story on Bluffton’s Allen and Diane Yoder. Each year for the past nine years, they have gone on “Road Scholar” learning vacations. The tour guides are local historians, college professors, and such. The Yoders just … Continue reading →
For our newspaper, I interviewed high-profile U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan in Bluffton the day before the Mid-Term Elections vote. [Jordan is a top candidate to become Minority Leader of the House, since Republicans have now lost control of the House.] … Continue reading →
The other night our Wednesday Bible Study group volunteered at Youth for Christ’s “Rally Point” outreach in Lima. The YFC building is situated in the heart of a quite hardscrabble neighborhood. And kids here, many of them, are in tough … Continue reading →
I interviewed a Bluffton Village councilperson, Ben Stahl, who is the liaison between council and the Tree Commission here. In recent years, Bluffton has established an “Arboretum” with a wide variety of tree species. In addition, the village participates in … Continue reading →
:You know in regard to my last post about the caravan of migrants coming up from Latin America… In looking at some photos of the caravan, I saw a number of teenage kids. I have a teenage kid. Jonathan is … Continue reading →
Just read a couple NY Times pieces on immigration, the “approaching caravan,” et. Al. One article noted that Mexico is struggling to assimilate the surge of migrants fleeing poverty and violence in Latin America. Although Mexico hardly “…meets the definition … Continue reading →
Catching up more on the last month… I gave a keynote talk on Running for President as an Independent Candidate at the American Solidarity Party’s Regional Conference in Walnut Creek, Ohio, a couple weeks back. I also gave brief talks … Continue reading →
Last Saturday President Trump said he was pulling out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia. His administration’s contention is that Russia is breaking the treaty by building and testing a new class of weapons. The treaty bans ground … Continue reading →
Catching up on the last month… I’ve been reading some of the book Robert Kennedy and His Times by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Last night I was reading a section that included that Kennedy wrote in 1967: “…we are two worlds.” … Continue reading →
With Trump’s new proposed Space Force, we stand at the brink of yet another Cold War arena. The book Beyond the Cold War notes that the U.S.’s military pre-eminence in the world is unmatched (the U.S. currently spends more on … Continue reading →