America’s best town
We’ve made a pit stop in Bluffton, Ohio, America’s Best Town…
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‘Water, water everywhere…’
We’re in Bluffton, Ohio, visiting friends and campaigning. Last night we went to a Bluffton High School soccer match. They were playing Wapakoneta High School. For you recent history buffs, Wapakoneta is the home of astronaut Neil … Continue reading →
Labor Day
In honor of Labor Day yesterday, I, well, labored. Is that intuitive, or what? I did some touch up painting on our motor home, and other odds and ends. During a Labor Day cookout in Bluffton, Ohio, … Continue reading →
“Dogs for Dollars”
Route 90 Run-N-Gun Tour cont… We sped along, stopping in South Bend, Indiana, where I talked with a teacher from St. Joseph’s High School there. He said the standard tuition at the school is $6,000 a year, far … Continue reading →
“Fair Tax,” bee stings, and such…
Rte 90 Run-N-Gun Tour cont… We continued on Rte. 90, stopping in the Wisconsin cities of La Crosse, Madison, Straughton and Beloit. In Madison, I passed out some campaign literature to a man-on-the-street who said he wanted a … Continue reading →
“Welcome to Welcome”
Rte. 90 Run-N-Gun Tour speeds on… In Worthington, Minnesota, we parked our camper/campaign vehicle in a Wal-Mart parking lot, right next to an auto racing dirt track. Talk about loud … The next day at Mass, we … Continue reading →
“One and Only Corn Palace”
In Mitchell, South Dakota, our seven-year-old Jonathan and I went downtown on a Saturday morning. We went to Jitters Coffee Shop first, where we stumped with some people there. While passing on a campaign card to the owner, … Continue reading →
a calculator, that works
Rte 90 Run-N-Gun Tour cont. (at warp speed): In the last entry, I forgot to mention we stopped at the world famous — or at least pretty famous in South Dakota — Wall Drug. This has morphed … Continue reading →
30 minutes to doomsday
Rte 90 Run-N-Gun Tour cont.: We stopped at the National Park Service’s Minuteman Missile Headquarters just outside Cactus Flat, South Dakota. Among the displays here, was the simulated flight course of a Minuteman nuclear missile from southern South … Continue reading →
Hell, with the fire burned out
We stopped in rural Wasta, South Dakota, where we spent the day at the Trax Ranch. Pat Trax, with a group of other local ranchers, are fighting monopolies by four major Packing Companies “who control 80% of … Continue reading →