We have headed into Colorado for our Rocky Mountain High Tour. (Once again, originality is the hallmark of our campaign.) We have entered near the southeastern corner of Colorado, “coal country.” In fact, we got to Trinidad, … Continue reading →
Tying up loose ends, or rather, ‘lassoing’ (sorry) loose ends from our Deep in the Heart of Texas Tour… While in Lubbock, we stopped at a park where a soccer team was practicing. Our Joseph joined in. … Continue reading →
We headed north on Rte. 87 inching closer to the northwestern top of Texas… In Hartley (pop. 600) we met with Nancy and Ed Weber who operate the new Loreto House for the elderly. Their ministry is to … Continue reading →
Coming out of Amarillo, we stopped in Prayer Town, Texas (yes, there is a place named that), where I gave an impromptu talk to a group of Catholic Nuns there. One of their Sisters had just gone to China … Continue reading →
We continue on in the Amarillo area… We went to an Amarillo Dillas (short for Armadillas) baseball game with the kids. (The “Dillas” play in a semi-pro independent league.) It was a full-house with some 7,500 fans. … Continue reading →
We keep traveling north for our Deep in the Heart of Texas Tour… I was interviewed by the Plainview Herald newspaper. Reporter Haley Anderson asked me about the astronomical national debt. I said I gave a talk … Continue reading →
In Lubbock, Texas, my wife Liz interviewed Alice Mata for a book she is working on about women around the country. Alice is the mother of five young children and came from a family of 20 children. She … Continue reading →
While in Abilene, I was interviewed by Bob Bartlett at NBC News here. Then we traveled to Sweetwater, Texas, where I passed out fliers downtown and was interviewed by the Sweetwater Reporter newspaper. The previous Sunday, the … Continue reading →
The next day in Stephenville, a front page story about the campaign ran. The headline: “Will The Next President Be An Average Joe?” Paula Kinsel and Kim Sykes would like to think so. After seeing the article, they invited us … Continue reading →
From Meridian, we started to mosey (Texas term for traveled slowly) further northwest to Hico, Texas. The “purported” home of the legendary “Billy the Kid.” There we visited (Where else?) the Billy the Kid Museum, complete with a … Continue reading →