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Monthly Archives: January 2018

Califronia Dreamin’… for a new day

Vote for Joe Posted on January 29, 2018 by Joe SchrinerJanuary 29, 2018

Just read a  NY Times piece on outgoing California Governor Jerry Brown.  As a slate of new candidates line up out there, one particularly stands out to me:  Desmond Silveira.  Like Brown, he would lean toward social justice, toward good environmental … Continue reading →

American Dream?

Vote for Joe Posted on January 20, 2018 by Joe SchrinerJanuary 20, 2018

At our Wednesday night Spiritual Book Study, we’re currently discussing the book Uncomfortable by Brett McCracken.  McCracken, a Christian, notes Jesus said:  “Whoever loves his life, loses it.  And whoever hates his life in the world, will keep it for … Continue reading →

Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day

Vote for Joe Posted on January 17, 2018 by Joe SchrinerJanuary 17, 2018

I was reading that presidents Obama and Bush both designated Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a “service day,” and each volunteered at various outreaches on that day during their presidencies.  (Trump played golf at Mar-a-Lago that day.)  So in … Continue reading →

Social Work Part II; Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Vote for Joe Posted on January 15, 2018 by Joe SchrinerJanuary 15, 2018

As a follow up to my last entry on the social work field, I picked up the book: Social Work with Groups (Social Justice Through Personal, Community and Social Change).  In a section about lab group work through activity-centered therapy, … Continue reading →

More social workers…

Vote for Joe Posted on January 13, 2018 by Joe SchrinerJanuary 13, 2018

In a book titled: The Ohio Reader, I was reading a section today that noted the lack of social workers is contributing to over-crowding in the psychiatric units throughout the state.  With less social workers in the field, to help … Continue reading →

North Korea situation, and…

Vote for Joe Posted on January 11, 2018 by Joe SchrinerJanuary 11, 2018

To gain more of an overall historic perspective on the current North Korea situation, I picked up the book: The Korean War by Mathew Ridgway.  Neither side, the North (with aid from China and Russia), or the South (primarily aided … Continue reading →

Salvadoran refugee exit; Calvin Coolidge thoughts

Vote for Joe Posted on January 10, 2018 by Joe SchrinerJanuary 10, 2018

According to the Toledo Blade News Services, The Trump Administration said it is ending special protections for Salvadoran immigrants, which will force 200,000 people out of America by Sept., 2019.  Salvadorans have had special protection here since earthquakes struck their … Continue reading →

off-shore oil and gas drilling?

Vote for Joe Posted on January 8, 2018 by Joe SchrinerJanuary 8, 2018

At the end of last week, the Associated Press reported that the Trump administration released a five-year off-shore drilling plan that would open up to 90% of coastal waters of the east coast, west coast, Gulf of Mexico, Alaska…  A … Continue reading →

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