After a brief stop in McComb, Ohio, we headed south to Adams County, Ohio, in the foothills of Appalachia. Adams County is the second poorest county in Ohio. One thing you notice when you’re here is a lot of “Support … Continue reading
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Interviewed Christine Lee, who works for the non-profit Seeds of Literacy Adult Education Program in Cleveland. She said endemic to the inner city, students sometimes fall through the cracks when it comes to literacy. That is, they sometimes only learn … Continue reading
Met with Ian Heisey who is involved with Cleveland’s Community Development Corporation project. Cleveland has 21 CDC programs throughout the city, all with a focus on improving the quality of life within the neighborhoods. Heisey is involved with the CDC … Continue reading
After Mass at St. Augustine’s Church in Cleveland Sunday, I stopped at the social hall there where, every day, there are meals for the poor. It’s not uncommon for 50 to 75 street people (or people on the edge of … Continue reading
Talked at length with a man at the Catholic Worker Storefront, a evening drop in center for the disadvantaged in the area. He said several years ago, he was homeless in another municipality to the west of here, and was … Continue reading
I interviewed Gordon Fine, 67, who is the president of the Student Parent Organization (SPO) connected to Waverly School in the heart of inner city Cleveland. He recently moved from suburban Cleveland to this area because he felt: compelled to … Continue reading
We stopped at the Catholic Worker “Storefront” for the disadvantaged where we volunteer when we’re back in Cleveland. I got in a conversation with a 24-year-old black male who lives in the inner city and is in his second semester … Continue reading
We traveled to Delphos, Ohio (pop. 7,000) where I was interviewed by reporter Mike Ford of Delphos’s newspaper. He asked me about education. I said I believed it was currently too competitive in America. And to temper it a bit, … Continue reading
In Marion, Ohio today we did a whistle-stop event in the downtown area. Holding a banner that reads: “Average Joe” for President — imagine that!, we waved to passing motorists and passed out flyers to people on the street. One … Continue reading
Spent yesterday working on a third book about Bluffton, Ohio titled: America’s Best Town 3. Some say it would be hard to write one book about a town of 3,877 people, much less three. However, Bluffton merits it. If there … Continue reading