We are readying for a 22 state campaign tour and we will be leaving Dec. 14. We are trying to raise donations for the first leg of the tour. If you can help, please consider it. We are in need. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2005
Thanksgiving. This morning while volunteering at the “Storefront,” a Catholic Worker outreach here in Cleveland, we met a man who had slept outside last night — the temperature: 20 degrees. We invited him to our apartment so he didn’t have … Continue reading
The last three days I’ve been working on the final draft of a paper on our Health Care postion [see: “what joe stands for”]. It starts off with a quote from an interview I did with The Salina (KS) Journal … Continue reading
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported violent crime is up in the city this year, led by more homicides. And our section of Cleveland, recently, reflects some of this trend… About a week ago, there was a street corner gun fatality … Continue reading
We stopped by the Catholic Worker House in Cleveland after the kids second soccer match at the Micheal Zone Recreation Center here. I excitedly shared about their last minute victory in a “shoot out.” One of the volunteers, Joe Mueller … Continue reading
Interviewed Ofosu Amponsah as part of my position paper research on the economy. Mr. Amponsah, who is from Ghana, West Africa, teaches economics at the Bryant-Stratton College in the Cleveland area. He said to establish true “competitive markets” based on … Continue reading
Talked at length with a man at the Catholic Worker Storefront, a evening drop in center for the disadvantaged in the area. He said several years ago, he was homeless in another municipality to the west of here, and was … Continue reading
Went to an excellent presentation on the book Moral Politics. The presentation was given by Cleveland’s Dick Weber, who is a social worker. Mr. Weber said the basic theme of the book is that there is a “conceptual link between … Continue reading
Our children, Sarah, 10 and Joseph, 8, participated in their first soccer league game at the Michael Zone Recreation Center up the street this evening. The league has four teams and is a good mix of Black, Hispanic and White … Continue reading
Met with Stephanie Taylor who is on a board for “Affordable Housing” on the near west side of Cleveland. Ms. Taylor said the area is going through a steady process of: “gentrification.” That is, developers are coming into the neighborhoods … Continue reading