Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Talked with Phil Zeber, owner of the Rock Creek Country Store in Rock Creek, Ohio. He’s had the store for almost three years, but can’t get a bank loan because he’s just barely breaking even, … Continue reading
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Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Did a circle tour of Grand Lake St. Mary, the largest inland lake in Ohio. We appeared on the front pages of St. Mary’s and Celinas newspapers, then headed to Coldwater where I stumped with … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. In Springfield, Ohio this morning I talked with John Polley, 18, a used tire shop manager. He walked with a limp and said his knee “was hurting bad from lifting sem-tires.” But he had no … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Gave a talk at a “Farm Festival” on Sunday at Dan and Nancy Kramer’s organic farm in Yorkshire, Ohio. I said one of the first things I’d do at the White House was tear out … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Traveled to Mt. Vernon, Ohio yesterday where we attended a Ohio Department of Natural Resources seminar. In an excellent presentation, ODNR officer Mike Miller said the more “diverse” the eco-system, the more stable it is. … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. In honor of Labor Day, I spent part of the weekend talking to people about, well, labor. (And we continue to do this all without paid consultants.) After taking my picture, Crescent News (Defiance, Ohio) … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Stopped by the County Fair in Van Wert, Ohio, yesterday. I was particularly drawn to an “Old Fashioned Farmers Display” that featured small tractors from the 1930s and ’40s. We would actually like to see … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Back in Bluffton, Ohio today where my wife Liz (and campaign manager) and myself are filling out the election forms to be a write-in candidate for most states. Not hard if you have a party … Continue reading
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Stumped with a morning group at the Pelican Coffee Shop in Bucyrus early today. There were some 25 men with, I was told, an average age of 80. (The group has been meeting since 1958 … Continue reading
“Average Joe” Buckeye Blitz Tour cont. Met with Ed and Dorothy Bailey in Blanchester, Ohio today. In their retirement, they did a stint with the Peace Corps in the Phillipines. They helped provide loans to small farmers. Ed said where … Continue reading