5/8/08
I gave a talk to a high school “Justice Group” in Cleveland this week. It is part of the Catholic Schools for Peace and Justice (www.cspj.net) network here. I learned the group has sponsored such events as “Dance … Continue reading →
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5/7/08
During some talks at St. Ignatius High School Government classes in Cleveland yesterday (see last entry), I posed a scenario. I said scientists are now saying that global warming is already causing drought and famine in some of the … Continue reading →
5/6/08
I talked in several Government Classes at St. Ignatius High School today. One of the issues that came up was global warming. A student asked what we could do about it. The instructor, Tim Evans, said that … Continue reading →
5/3/08
During a tour last week, I gave a “Politics in the Backyard” talk in Stuebenville, Ohio. Prior to the talk, a couple friends of ours, Sadi and Abi Hoyt from Scio, Ohio, played classical harp. It sounded like … Continue reading →
5/1/08
The Salem News in Ohio did a front page story about our campaign last week. The story noted that I believe [in the short term] that it would be good for our country to go beyond Recession and actually … Continue reading →
4/28/08
Buckeye Back Roads Tour cont.: Campaigning last week, we spent the weekend at Ann and Tim Miller’s small farm in Lisbon, Ohio. They practice: “Apostolic Farming.” That is, they look at farming as a sacred trust between … Continue reading →
4/24/08
Buckeye Back Road Tour cont.: We stumped at the Steel Trolley Diner in Lisbon where a man from East Palestine, Ohio, told me he was out of work for a year (actively looking the whole time) when he finally … Continue reading →
4/22/08
Buckeye Back Roads Tour cont.: I gave a talk at St. George Church in Lisbon, Ohio, yesterday. I said the rising price of wheat, rice, etc., is devastating to many in the Third World. A NY Times article (mentioned … Continue reading →
4/21/08
We launched on yet another tour Saturday. We did a “round table” discussion at the Friends Roastery Coffee Shop in Salem, Ohio, that day. Before the discussion, I told reporter Mary Ann Greier about a New York Times … Continue reading →
4/16/08
One of the first things Pope Benedict XVI said on his plane coming into America dealt with the issue of immigration. According to a New York Times article, the pope said that we should mobilize many more efforts into … Continue reading →