We have returned to Cleveland for a pit stop. Last night my daughter Sarah was reading from a book about the economy. It noted that until the 1960s, hardly anyone used seat belts. Then, thanks to consumer … Continue reading
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I attended a Memorial Service in Cleveland last weekend for Bruce Edward Horner, an Army medic who was killed in Iraq this month. His brother, Doug, is a good friend of mine — and a peace activist. Doug … Continue reading
average JoeOhio Tour cont.: We stopped in Kenton, Ohio, where we talked with Charles Shotwell. He said if he were president, he’d withdraw the troops from Iraq now and put warships in International waters close to Iraq to monitor … Continue reading
I attended a talk by Joe Mueller at Cleveland’s Catholic Worker House. Mr. Mueller is a Christian Peacekeeper Team member who has been to Iraq twice. On his first trip, last year, the Peacekeeper Team that came in … Continue reading
Before moving to the inner city of Cleveland, we lived in Bluffton, Ohio. I used to take the kids to watch the Bluffton University Baseball Team. Some of this year’s team members died today in a tremendously tragic bus … Continue reading
At Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia, I interviewed Kevin Pendergast, a mental health counselor who was formally with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. He was called in to help facilitate with the “Ulster Project” in Cincinnati. The Ulster Project brings both … Continue reading
We are in Rome, Georgia, on the next campaign stop. I was interviewed by WGAR radio yesterday. And the following is a blog entry my wife wrote last night: “I am conscious today of the privilege in … Continue reading
We have just finished our position paper on the Iraq War. … Continue reading
I gave a talk on Finding Common Ground in Politics at the Oberlin, Ohio, “Peace Potluck” tonight. During the Q & A period, people from the audience talked about their protests at the School of the Americas, their work … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from the beginning of a column I’m currently working on: Okay, let’s talk “weapons of mass destruction.” They seem to be causing the darndest problems these days. We thought Iraq had them. And boy, look … Continue reading