While in Laramie, Wyoming, we also met up with some old friends from our Bluffton, Ohio, days. Matt Frances, his wife Kristen and daughter Penelope have been in Laramie the past two years. Kristen is a teacher in … Continue reading
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I took our kids to a Bluffton University football game over the weekend in Bluffton, Ohio. Bluffton lost 41 to 7 against Michigan’s Adrian College. While there was a lot of reasons for the Bluffton loss (the first … Continue reading
Buckeye Back Roads Tour cont: A reporter frm the Wapakoneta Daily News noted that I would like to see a cutback in lifestyle in America and a shorter work week. This would free up more time for … Continue reading
Buckeye Backroad Tour cont.: We talked with a woman today in Bluffton, Ohio, who said she was quite disturbed with the Olympic: clothing. She said, for instance, that the women marathon runners, the women sprinters, etc. were dressed, … Continue reading
Dan Kremer, an organic farmer in Yorkshire, Ohio, just sent me something from the National Catholic Rural Life Conference. It was titled: Eating Is A Moral Act. One of the issues raised was: “Supporting fair wages and healthy … Continue reading
Buckeye Back Road Tour: We were in Peebles, Ohio, today where my son Jonathon, 4, and I walked about the town passing out flyers. Afterward we went to the Village Inn Restaurant to get Jonathon some hot chocolate … Continue reading
My wife Liz and I attended a Bible Study at the Catholic Worker house in Cleveland. We’ve been studying the book: Sabbath Economics: Household Practices. Liz and I were asked to summarize the chapter on Solidarity. In part … Continue reading
We did a whistle-stop in Pandora, Ohio. A reporter from Fox News came to do an interview — straight from the “State of the University Address” at Bluffton University. To stay with that theme, I gave him an … Continue reading
“average JoeOhio Tour” cont: In Massilon, Ohio, I talked at St. Mary’s Church. I said I believed in a “Consistent Life Ethic,” which means I’m against abortion, poverty, pollution and anything else that can end life prematurely. … Continue reading
Average JoeOhio Tour cont.: While in Bluffton, we stayed on Dan and Cindy Basinger’s farm. Dan told me he’d recently read a story about a rock singer who converted to Christianity. He was sitting in a pew … Continue reading