I was interviewed by the Piqua (OH) Daily Call newspaper yesterday. The reporter asked if my family’s giving up everything to “follow a dream” had inspired others to follow their dreams? I said: “I hope so.” I also told the … Continue reading →
In Piqua, Ohio I interviewed Wendy Wion who has taught at Piqua Junior High School the past 20 years. She was at a training in town today to understand more about the criteria for the “No Child Left Behind” proficiency … Continue reading →
We have headed into the interior of Ohio for more campaigning. (After the last presidential election, one should perhpas never overlook Ohio.) And again, we are doing this all without political strategists… In Deleware, Ohio, Bill Edmonds took me on … Continue reading →
We have come to southern Ohio to spend the weekend with Sarah and Joseph’s pen friends here. We set tents up in the back yard, and around a fire last night the kids sat rapt as I told them the … Continue reading →
We stopped in Portland, Indiana yesterday where I met with Patty Johnston, Director of the Pregnancy Care Center here — what a dynamo! The center, which is an ecumenical outreach, provides free pregnancy tests; clothing, food, milk, diapers… for moms … Continue reading →
I was interviewed by columnist Frank Grey of the Ft. Wayne, Indiana Journal Gazette yesterday. He asked a series of rather probing questions about my platform, then he asked: “How have you changed since you started running for president?” It … Continue reading →
I was interviewed by the South Bend (Indiana) Tribune. When the editor heard about all our traveling, he said it had always been his dream (in a “Blue Highways” sense) to extensively travel the country. “Although I don’t know if … Continue reading →
The family and I went to Mass at St. Augustine Catholic Church yesterday. The priest said in the old days if a prophet brought a hard message, there was a “shoot the messenger” mentality. However today, the priest said we … Continue reading →
We are in South Bend, Indiana, at the Catholic Worker House here. Actually, this is a cluster of homes where the homeless and others down on their luck are taken in. Run totally on donations, the Catholic worker volunteers here … Continue reading →
Driving out of Illinois Friday evening heading toward our next tour route, we got suck in quite a traffic jam as people from Chicago were heading out for the Labor Day Weekend. My wife Liz said in the face of … Continue reading →