average JoeOhio Tour cont: We were told the Circleville Pumpkin Festival outdraws the Ohio State Fair. So, of course, this was our next stop. There were pumpkin rolls, pumpkin pie, pumpkin ice cream (yuk), pumpkin cup cakes… … Continue reading →
average JoeOhio Tour still cont.: We did a whislte-stop in downtown Lancaster, Ohio, today. Mayor David Smith stopped by to say hello. Nice guy. A reporter from the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette also came by for an interview. … Continue reading →
average JoeOhio Tour cont: We drove into Cambridge, Ohio, where we did a downtown whistle-stop. A reporter from the Daily Jeffersonian newspaper did an interview. We talked at length about global warming. I said, among other things, … Continue reading →
We did a whistle-stop event in downtown Stuebenville. Reporter Dave Gossett from the Herald Star newspaper interviewed me. I said we believed in a consistent life ethic that sets us against abortion, euthanasia, embyronic stem cell research, pollution, … Continue reading →
average JoeOhio Tour cont: We headed into Stuebenville, Ohio, where we stopped at Franciscan University. Every other t-shirt here, and this is not much of an exagerration, has a Bible quote, or a picture of Christ, a picture … Continue reading →
Heading further east in Ohio, our campaign vehicle went on the blink. Translation: It wouldn’t start. Where it broke down, providentially enough (I like to think), was in an Auto Zone parking lot in Minerva, Ohio. … Continue reading →
The Morning Jornal newsaper did a big feature story on the campaign today. A few excerpts: “In this campaign (2008) the Schriners have done 30,000 miles in a donated (conversion) van that looks more like a member of … Continue reading →
We met with Tim and Ann Miller in Lisbon, Ohio. They practice “apostolic farming.” That is, they look at the land as a gift from God and do everything organically — instead of pumping toxic pesticides, herbacides and … Continue reading →
I was interviewed by the Salem News in Ohio. I said that a lot of our platform is based on Catholic Social teaching. For instance, we are pro-Life across the board. That is, we look at abortion, … Continue reading →
We traveled into Cortland, Ohio, where I gave a talk at St. Robert’s Church. I said World Hunger is a “Pro-Life issue,” with 24,000 people starving to death in the Third World every day. Afterward, Fr. Karl Kish … Continue reading →