Our daughter Sarah, son Joseph and myself went to a Public Hearing tonight on a zoning variance for the addition of a cremation machine at the funeral home around the corner. The hearing room was full. Neighborhood people were … Continue reading →
Buckeye Back Road Tour cont.: I gave a talk to a Political Analysis Class at Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, today. I turned it into a “town hall” style meeting and asked the students what some … Continue reading →
I did a phone interview with Joe Lahr and Jeff Kassel on the MCAM TV Morning Show in Manchester, New Hampshire today. In discussing healthcare, Mr. Lahr said he’d like to see government run Universal Healthcare like most First … Continue reading →
I talked at a Peace and Justice group at St. Patrick’s Church in Kent, Ohio, tonight. Before the group, one man told me about falling off his bike and breaking some ribs. Luckily he has healthcare insurance. … Continue reading →
In solidarity, I sat in with a group of farmers during a Statehouse meeting in Columbus, Ohio, yesterday. These farmers tout the tremendous nutritional value of raw milk — as opposed to milk that is pastuerized. They explain … Continue reading →
We have just put up our position paper on the Native American issue. It is based on exhaustive cross-country research, including trips to numerous Reservations. Our country, since it’s inception, has been going in the wrong direction because … Continue reading →
On our journey down Rte. 19 in Georgia, we stumped in the small town of Smithville, where a couple men told me there was no longer a grocery store here because bigger ones have gone up in more centralized towns. … Continue reading →
New Years day I talked with Kingsport, Tennessee’s John Andrivilli about an idea we propose about taxes. That is, we believe each citizen should be able to designate where at least 25% of their tax money should go (to environmental … Continue reading →
Went to an excellent presentation on the book Moral Politics. The presentation was given by Cleveland’s Dick Weber, who is a social worker. Mr. Weber said the basic theme of the book is that there is a “conceptual link between … Continue reading →
While in Moscow, Idaho I interviewed Brad Jaeckel who teaches a course on Organic Farming (and runs a 3 acre organic farm Community Sponsored Agriculture project) for Washington State University here. He said there has been a movement in the … Continue reading →