11/17/05

Interviewed Ofosu Amponsah as part of my position paper research on the economy. Mr. Amponsah, who is from Ghana, West Africa, teaches economics at the Bryant-Stratton College in the Cleveland area. He said to establish true “competitive markets” based on … Continue reading

11/6/05

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

11/5/05

I took the kids to a “Candidates Night” in our neighborhood. There is a mayoral race this year, and the current Cleveland mayor, Jane Campbell, spoke about Hispanic issues (the neighborhood had a big Hispanic population). She said since her … Continue reading

11/4/05

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

10/12/05

We headed into Bowling Green, Ohio where I was interviewed by the Bowling Green Sentinel Tribune. I told the reporter that some 10 years ago, I researched a program called: “Take A Stand for Kids” (TASK) on the Monterey Peninsula … Continue reading

9/25/05

We traveled to Xenia, Ohio where I interviewed Tom Griffis who helps co-ordinate Habitat for Humanity projects here. He told me one of the Habitat house initiatives in Xenia the year before pulled together 12 churches to help. Besides making … Continue reading

9/21/05

Talked with Paul Weaver, a visiting professor at Bluffton College in Bluffton, Ohio. He is from Worthington, Minnesota and recently coordinated the establishment of a bi-lingual, elementary school there. The school is a mix of Hispanics and Whites, with a … Continue reading

9/18/05

I was the featured speaker at Dan Kremer’s “Eat Food For Life” Organic Farm Festival in Yorkshire, Ohio today. I said several years ago we interviewed professor David Orr who is the head of Oberlin College’s Environmental Science Department and … Continue reading