We headed south through North Carolina on Rte. 77, stopping in Statesville, Mooresville, Huntersville and Charlotte. We then started to head southwest, stopping in Belmont, North Carolina. Belmont is the home of Belmont Abbey College. The kids … Continue reading →
Still in Mt Airy, North Carolina (aka Mayberry ): The boys and I walked about downtown here looking at Andy Griffith Show memorabilia and passing out campaign cards. We came across three older women gathered around a park … Continue reading →
We finished our Virginia Commonwealth Tour and headed into North Carolina. First stop: “America’s hometown.” Or, well, that’s how it’s billed in Mount Airy, North Carolina. This is the small town where Andy Griffith grew … Continue reading →
We headed further south through Virginia on I-81, stopping at the Radford Rest Area. I love rest areas. I must have passed out campaign cards to people from at least 10 different states. At one point in … Continue reading →
Our Virginia Common Wealth Tour continues… We headed out of Verona and on to rural Buchanan, Virginia. We stopped at the Buchanan Quick Stop (that didn’t seem all that quick ). A slow country music song … Continue reading →
We launched our Common Wealth Tour through Virginia… We arrived at a city park in Woodstock (no relation to the Woodstock), Virginia, just before sunset. A local kids soccer team, “The Tigers,” was practicing. … Continue reading →
In Hagerstown, Maryland, we stood in solidarity with a group protesting in front of a downtown abortion clinic there. I mentioned that this day in America there would be about 4,400 babies killed in their mothers’ wombs. In … Continue reading →
In Hagerstown, Maryland, we talked with Fr. Nixon Mullah who is from the country of Cameroon. While he now lives in America, Fr. Nixon goes back to his village in Cameroon for a month each year. There he … Continue reading →
Out of New Jersey, we headed back into Pennsylvania, stopping first in Allentown (Remember the Billy Joel song?). Parts of this old blue-collar city are, indeed, as depressed at Mr. Joel sings about. While there, we talked with … Continue reading →
We went over the Washington Bridge out of Long Island and headed south on the New Jersey Turnpike. At a Service Plaza, I passed on a campaign card to a man from Massachussetts. He said he would have … Continue reading →