4/16/09
I recently interviewed Todd Kennedy who does a Tumbling Class for neighborhood kids in a hardscrabble area here. Mr. Kennedy grew up in an even rougher area on Cleveland’s eastside in the Hough area. He and some friends … Continue reading →
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4/9/09
For the last week I’ve been doing some final editing on a book I’ve written about our time in Cleveland. It’s titled: America’s Best Urban Neighborhood. The following is an excerpt: “At the time of … Continue reading →
4/2/09
I talked with Aaron Brilbeck who is a Guardian Angels leader and trainer. Mr. Brilbeck is a former Toledo, Ohio, ABC News reporter. At about six feet, he was built well enough he could have easily passed for … Continue reading →
4/1/09
I was an adult volunteer faciliator at John Marshall High School in Cleveland yesterday for “Challenge Day.” This was a day-long event that included 100 high school students, some 20 adults, and a couple staff … Continue reading →
3/28/09
Last night I talked with a man in his mid-20s at a Catholic Worker street outreach at our neighborhood in Cleveland. Nice guy, but hurting tremendously. He’s currently living in his car and parks in a friend’s driveway … Continue reading →
3/24/09
Shootings at Columbine, at Virginia Tech and at so many other schools these days are the far end of a violence continuum. The other night I went to an information session in Cleveland about how to short circuit some … Continue reading →
3/21/09
I talked with Rachel Napolitano from Cleveland’s Community Development Corporation (CCDC). She is the project coordinator for Kids Growin’ Green. This is a CCDC “Community Garden Project” for children from 2nd to 5th grade. This will be … Continue reading →
3/18/09
I talked with a group of students from Creighton University in Oklahoma last week at the Catholic Worker around the corner. They told me they were here for their Spring Break. That is, while a good number of … Continue reading →
3/16/09
The economy. It appears to be going in the tank. People are pointing fingers at Wall Street, at banking institutions, at over extended consumers… Yet is there, perhaps, a base moral component many of us are simply … Continue reading →
3/14/09
I talked with Bridgette Kelly who recently returned from a Witness for Peace trip to Nicaragua. She toured both the rural areas and the city of Managua. Ms. Kelly said small subsitence farmers there are being tremendously … Continue reading →