With a shift in the El Nino pattern, things will be about 15 degrees warmer than normal in Ohio this next two weeks — which will afford me the opportunity to finish an outside painting job before winter sets in. … Continue reading →
Did some more traveling on Ohio’s back roads last weekend… In Lisbon, Ohio, I stumped at the Steel Car Trolley Diner. I also noticed the menu featured a Cleveland Browns Burger, as it featured a Ben Rothils’burger’ (Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback). … Continue reading →
On Tuesday, I attended a forum on “Climate Change” at nearby Bluffton University. [Having a small liberal arts college in our backyard has provided an absolute wealth of research information.] Toledo University Environmental Science Professor Andrew Jorgensen travels the country … Continue reading →
Traveled some on the back roads of Ohio this last week… I stopped at the National American Bicycle Museum in New Bremen, Ohio. [Our platform calls for a shift to much more bicycling and walking in America.] While stumping in … Continue reading →
I interviewed Greg Gerschutz recently. He joined the Peace Corps in the early ’70s and was sent to a rural village in the Philippines called Eastern Infanta (pop. 2,000). He worked with an extension agency there to help small farmers … Continue reading →
While the polls show our campaign is still a little behind (Go figure!), I continue on in, of all states: Ohio. Call it a hunch. Plus, it’s where we live… I recently stopped in Holgate (pop. 800), where I talked … Continue reading →
Buckeye Back Roads Tour cont… Stopped at the Spring Street Coffee House in St. Marys, Ohio. Owner Roger Beckett said he was a “moderate” when it came to politics. That is, he said he was basically a realist who believed … Continue reading →
Buckeye Back Road Tours cont… In Wapakoneta, Ohio, I talked with a real estate appraiser who works in about a 100-mile radius around here. He said in the aftermath of the housing bubble bursting, there is still a significant number … Continue reading →
I stopped at Ada, Ohio, (pop. 6,052), home of the Wilson Football Factory. They make the “official” NFL footballs here… While in downtown Ada, I met a woman whose husband had had a fatal heart attack during the middle of … Continue reading →
I headed onto Ohio’s back roads for yet more stumping (and learning)… My first stop was at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, where I sat in on a lecture by Sylvia Earle, and internationally known oceanographer. Ms. Earle was … Continue reading →