I stumped with a rather large table of “regulars” at the Village Inn Restaurant in Peebles, Ohio (pop. 1,739), today. At one point, I passed out our new campaign flyers to everyone at the table. The flyer quotes reporter Jim … Continue reading →
Yesterday was National Loyalty Day. I didn’t know there was one either, until I was contacted by national columnist Dru Sefton last month. (It’s actually been celebrated — a small town in New York even has an annual parade and … Continue reading →
We crossed the Ohio River into the state of Ohio at Cincinnati yesterday. And the “Buckeye Backroads Tour” begins… Incidentally, we’re planning on winning Ohio this time… At Guardian Angels Church in Cincinnati, a priest said that with artificial contraception … Continue reading →
I gave a talk yesterday (link to copy of speech) to a full school assembly (including some adults) at St. Mary’s Church in Jackson, Tennessee (pop. 40,000). I had our Sarah, 10, and Joseph, 8, stand by my side. I … Continue reading →
We drove into Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where we met with Robert Waldrop, a quintessential ‘extra-mile American,’ if there ever was one. Some seven years ago he started the Oscar Romero Catholic Worker House out of his modest, one-story home on … Continue reading →
Hwy 40 Tour continued… I gave a talk at a Firefighters Appreciation picnic in Alanreed, Texas, on Saturday. During the talk, I read an excerpt from our Back Road to the White House 2 book (in progress). The excerpt talked … Continue reading →
Campaign trail week in review… We continue to follow Rte 40 east toward the coast. Rte. 40 parallels Old Rte. 66 through the section we’re currently on. And last Saturday at Holbrook, Arizona, I stopped at Joe and Aggie’s Cafe … Continue reading →
I gave a talk at St. Therese Church in Grants, New Mexico, today. I noted how the amount of people taking to the streets to fight for immigration rights is tremendously impacting legislators in D.C. What’s more, I said if … Continue reading →
Yesterday I interviewed Michael Vollmer, who is the director of the Newman Center on the campus of Northern Arizona State University. Last year the Newman Center, which is a Catholic ministry, set up a “Hunger Banquet” to demonstrate to students … Continue reading →
I sat in on a Passover Seder last night at the Holy Trinity Newman Center at Northern Arizona University. Then gave a talk to the group. (The Seder commemorates the Exodus of the Jewish slaves from Egypt.) During the ceremonial … Continue reading →