Our Rocky Mountain High continues… We traveled north to Lafayette, Colorado. There I met with Paul Spotts who is president of Catholic Young Adult Sports. In the Diocese of Denver, the organization is putting together a … Continue reading
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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
We continue along our campaign tour of Rte. 1 on the east coast… I gave a talk at St. Ann’s Church in Colonial Heights, Virginia. I said our lifestyles in America are significantly fueling global warming. And as … Continue reading
Buckeye Back Road Tour cont.: We continue to stump in Ohio. Last night we stopped in tiny Waynesville, Ohio, where ‘Joe the house painter (that would be me)’ met ‘Steve the house painter’ in the Fan Pizza joint … Continue reading
In the last entry, I talk in general terms about the tremendous disparity between most Americans and most people in the Third World. Today at the drop-in center my family volunteers at in Cleveland, I came across a New … Continue reading
We live in the inner city of Cleveland (intentionally) and volunteer at a Catholic Worker outreach to the poor here. Today we learned one of the homeless men who goes to the outreach froze to death over the weekend. … Continue reading
During our pit stop in Cleveland inbetween campaign tours, my wife Liz and I have been coaching a soccer team at the local Rec. Center. (Liz is from New Zealand where soccer is big. I’m from Cleveland where … Continue reading
I’ve just been approached by Ryan Yocum of the Ohio News Network. He’s an “average Joe” in Columbus who does a show about “average Joes” and sports. He’s coming to Cleveland to film me playing pick-up basketball with … Continue reading
average JoeOhio Tour cont: I gave a talk at Immaculate Conception Church in Willoughby, Ohio, today. I noted that we stood in a Life Chain that included some 150 people in Mentor, Ohio, the day before. And … Continue reading
“average JoeOhio Tour” cont: I gave a talk at Sacred Heart Church in Fremont today. The reading during the Mass was about the Isrealites of old worshipping false gods, like “Baahl.” I said our modern day false … Continue reading