A couple weeks back I was at Cleveland’s City Hall Building and saw a “Cleveland Hall of Fame Wall” that displays portraits of Clevelanders who somehow made their mark on the world. For instance, Clevelander Garrett Morgan invented the … Continue reading →
We’ve been on a farm in mid-Ohio looking at sustainable agriculture issues. Besides the research, every day I’ve been chopping a considerable amount of wood. I once interviewed author, and farmer, Gene Logsdon who has done his own … Continue reading →
I was in Danville, Ohio, where I talked with a woman who had traveled to Pakistan several years ago. She said among a good number of people there, she experienced a distinct “coldness toward Americans.” One of the … Continue reading →
We have traveled to mid-Ohio to look at sustainable agriculture practices. Today I found myself in a conversation with several social-justice oriented farmers. One said that we so take for granted having access to fresh drinking water, while … Continue reading →
I talked to Chris Knestrick who is part of a Christian Peacekeeper Team in Columbia, South America. He said it is not uncommon for subsistence farmers there, and their families, to “disappear” at the hands of para-military groups. … Continue reading →
It’s Earth Day. At the Recreation Center I took our kids to in Cleveland today, there were a series of “Think Green” factoids posted all over. One said that in a year we now use so many aluminum … Continue reading →
According to National Geographic, Haiti is “dirt poor.” That is, hunger is so bad for many there now that they have taken to eating cakes made of clay, salt and shortening. Even though people realize these are terrible … Continue reading →
I recently interviewed Todd Kennedy who does a Tumbling Class for neighborhood kids in a hardscrabble area here. Mr. Kennedy grew up in an even rougher area on Cleveland’s eastside in the Hough area. He and some friends … Continue reading →
For the last week I’ve been doing some final editing on a book I’ve written about our time in Cleveland. It’s titled: America’s Best Urban Neighborhood. The following is an excerpt: “At the time of … Continue reading →
I talked with Aaron Brilbeck who is a Guardian Angels leader and trainer. Mr. Brilbeck is a former Toledo, Ohio, ABC News reporter. At about six feet, he was built well enough he could have easily passed for … Continue reading →