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
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The next day in Stephenville, a front page story about the campaign ran. The headline: “Will The Next President Be An Average Joe?” Paula Kinsel and Kim Sykes would like to think so. After seeing the article, they invited us … Continue reading
From Meridian, we started to mosey (Texas term for traveled slowly) further northwest to Hico, Texas. The “purported” home of the legendary “Billy the Kid.” There we visited (Where else?) the Billy the Kid Museum, complete with a … Continue reading
We headed further northwest, stopping in Meridian, Texas. The newspaper here carried a story about a local author who had just published the book Eyes in the Alley, about growing up in Texas during the Great Depression. While … Continue reading
I met with Baylor University professor Tyler Horner again. He said adolescents today are flooded with choices around computer technology, television choices, other entertainment options… And in all this they have the luxury of (and time for) tremendously self-focused … Continue reading
In Waco, Texas, I gave a talk at St. Jerome’s Church. I said that we so often get puffed up with patriotism here; but Mother Theresa once said America was the most spiritually poor country she’d ever visited. A … Continue reading
We stopped at Serenity Pond in Kurten, Texas. This is 10-acres of private property that Patricia Jane McCain turned into a “Wildlife & Bird Sanctuary.” She built a home on the property in 1987 and then set about, … Continue reading
We headed north out of Houston, stopping at Camp Kappe in Plantersville, Texas. This is a youth camp that teaches environmental awareness and empathy for the plight of those in the Third World. At the camp is a … Continue reading
Our Deep in the Heart of Texas Tour continues… In Beaumont, Texas, we stood in solidarity with a group protesting abortion in front of a woman’s clinic. The sign out front read: “Changing the world, one … Continue reading
We did a street corner, whistle-stop event in downtown Orange, Texas, yesterday as part of our Deep in the Heart of Texas Tour. Afterward I was interviewed by reporter Tommy Man Jr. of the Orange Leader newspaper. I … Continue reading