Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. I headed south to Wapokeneta, Ohio (hometown of astronaut Neil (“One small step for man…”) Armstrong. I called the editor of the Wapokeneta newspaper when we got to our whistle-stop location downtown and said we … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2004
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Did a circle tour of Grand Lake St. Mary, the largest inland lake in Ohio. We appeared on the front pages of St. Mary’s and Celinas newspapers, then headed to Coldwater where I stumped with … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz rolls on… The Springfield, Ohio News Sun did a big feature spread on the campaign yesterday and noted I had a map of Ohio pinned to a wall in the van dotted with circles of “cities, … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. In Springfield, Ohio this morning I talked with John Polley, 18, a used tire shop manager. He walked with a limp and said his knee “was hurting bad from lifting sem-tires.” But he had no … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Gave a talk at a “Farm Festival” on Sunday at Dan and Nancy Kramer’s organic farm in Yorkshire, Ohio. I said one of the first things I’d do at the White House was tear out … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. The whirlwind tour continues to roll on down Ohio’s backroads with stops in the last two days in Wauseon, West Unity, Bryan, Ney, Sherwood, Deshler, North Baltimore… While passing out literature at a Farmer’s Market … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. I stumped with a group of regulars at the Lamplight Restaurant in Perrysville, Ohio early yesterday morning. One man had been to China recently on business and said he had been impressed with the beginnings … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckey Blitz cont. The Ohio whirlwind tour rolls on… And I rolled into Haskins, Ohio (pop. 1,000) yesterday. Entering the village limits, the first thing you see is a Ohio Bicentennial sign saying Haskins is the “Birthplace of … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Liz and I sorted through more state election forms back in Bluffton, our hometown, yesterday. I then headed to Bowling Green, Ohio, for a talk to the Knights of Columbus there. I commended the group … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. In Peebles, Ohio, our ‘almost First Lady,’ Liz, met with Joanne Brockhoeft. Mrs. Brockhoeft home schools her children with a quite innovative, international curriculum that exposes them to a variety of customs and cultures they … Continue reading