5/24/08
I just had an article posted on the new e-magazine Liberalati. Go to www.liberalati.com and scroll down. The article it titled: Environmental Murderers. Note: In the last blog entry, I mention we are just readying to … Continue reading →
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5/20/08
The New York Times carried a piece yesterday describing anti-immigration mob violence in Johanesburg South Africa. Groups of vigilantes were taking to the streets to beat and burn to death recent immigrants to this city from the country … Continue reading →
5/15/08
A couple weeks back, I gave a talk at the Christopher Program, an Alternative High School in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The class I talked in was doing some tremendously creative “Service Learning” projects. One student was doing an … Continue reading →
5/12/08
We have dilineated between “legal” and “civil” matters in this country. But are we always using common sense in this dilineation? Example: I walk into a retail store and steal a pair of shoes. I’m charged … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →