In between a number of house painting jobs recently (see: Joe the Painter), I’ve also been writing yet more freelance articles for our local newspapers on subjects that, interestingly enough, tie in with various parts of our platform. For instance, … Continue reading →
Catching up on August/Sept… I did an article for the local newspaper on First Mennonite Church’s “Casket Ministry” here. A regular on-the-market casket costs, on average: $4,000. A First Mennonite casket, of comparable quality and crafted by church member “carpenter … Continue reading →
Continuing to catch up on July… I did a newspaper article about St. Mary’s Church here and their “Appalachian connection.” Each year an outreach team from St. Mary’s goes to Kentucky’s Owsley County, one of the poorest in the country. … Continue reading →
Catching up on the month of July… I wrote a good number of freelance articles for the Bluffton News. Each, for the most part, tied into various parts of my campaign’s platform. For instance, I did a story on residential … Continue reading →
Catching up… I continue writing free-lance pieces for the Bluffton News. For instance, I just finished a short article about a group of local Mennonite youth who are going to Canada to put on a week-long Vacation Bible School for … Continue reading →
Yesterday our Jonathan and I got in a game of basketball at a cracked, outdoor court near some projects in downtown Steubenville. It was actually a pretty intense game with some high school and young adult age guys. [I’m, oh, … Continue reading →
I gave a speech at Franciscan University last week. I talked about my faith walk and how it tied into my running for president. I turned the second half of the talk into a “Town Hall Meeting.” Someone asked me … Continue reading →
A news report today explained some of Ivanka Trump’s clothing line is made in Chinese factories where the average worker earns $62 a week. That’s it. My daughter Sarah recently went on a missions trip to Haiti where they make … Continue reading →
An American aircraft carrier is steaming toward North Korea. In the face of a UN Security Council resolution banning test missile launches, North Korea continues to defy that. It’s a high stakes geopolitical chess match. That is as we move … Continue reading →
I just heard an NPR piece that said Donald Trump is on a par (pun intended) to be the most prolific of all the golfing presidents, and there have been many. (Truman used to wear his golf shoes in the … Continue reading →