Buckeye Back Road Tour: We headed northeast into Lancaster, Ohio, where Fr. Peter Gideon at St. Mark’s here said during a Sunday sermon that studies show the average American eats a hefty 1,775 pounds of food a year. I couldn’t … Continue reading →
Buckeye Back Roads Tour: We continue to buzz about the back roads of Ohio. Some vignettes from last week: In West Union, Ohio, St. Vincent DePaul volunteer Margo Rammel gave us a tour of her facility. … Continue reading →
Buckeye Back Road Tour: We stumped in downtown Bainbridge, Ohio, yesterday. At Paxton Restaurant, Don Shoemaker told me he refers to Bainbridge’s Fall Festival of Leaves as the Fall Festival of Theives. “The carnies come in every … Continue reading →
Buckeye Back Roads Tour: We stopped in a number of small towns and burgs in Adams County, Ohio, this week. In Unity, Ohio (Amish country), we visited Ryan’s Grocery. It is a very small store with old … Continue reading →
Buckeye Back Road Tour: We stopped in tiny Dunkinsville, Ohio, early this morning. There was a church with a yard sign out front that had a flag and the words: God Bless America. I left a flyer … Continue reading →
Buckeye Back Road Tour: We spent last the evening with Moses Keim, his wife and his son’s family in Oliver Township, Ohio. They are Amish. We talked about declinining, moral standards (like modesty of dress), our nuclear … Continue reading →
Buckeye Back Roads Tour: We campaigned in West Union, Ohio, where I was interviewed by People’s Defender newspaper reporter Carleta Weyrich. She lives on a farm and said she is concerned about rural issues, as are many people … Continue reading →
Buckeye Back Road Tour: We were in Peebles, Ohio, today where my son Jonathon, 4, and I walked about the town passing out flyers. Afterward we went to the Village Inn Restaurant to get Jonathon some hot chocolate … Continue reading →
Buckeye Back Road Tour: I headed down the Appalachian Highway in southwest Ohio today, stopping first in Seaman, which is totally land locked. Go figure. At Best Hardware I handed the guy behind the counter a flyer … Continue reading →
Buckeye Back Road Tour: Worked on changing the transmission fluid and oil on our campaign vehicle with Eli Hostetler and Mark Hedge in Jelloway, Ohio, over the weekend. At Mass on Sunday in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, I talked … Continue reading →