Yet more Buckeye Back Road stumping… In Van Wert, Ohio, we stopped at old Bailey’s Restaurant downtown to put up a campaign flier. While having coffee there, I looked up to see a man who appeared to be in his … Continue reading
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photo by Joe …Ada, Ohio Catching up on the last few weeks… During an Ada Village Council meeting I covered recently, it was noted that Ada was just listed as the “79th safest town in America” by an organization called … Continue reading
photo by Joe… “Pastor Kevin” I attended the ‘Covid-outdoor’ Community Christmas Service here in Bluffton Christmas Eve. (It was 20 degrees, and actually a bit colder with the wind chill.) It featured candles, candy canes, Christmas carols, and, well, I’m … Continue reading
photo by Joe On a Buckeye Back Road Tour stop in Kalida, Ohio, I came across an actual pay phone. (For those of you under, say, 35, Google: pay phone.) When you were out and about “…back in the day,” … Continue reading
photo by Joe …of Joe’s sign Things are coming to a head in this country. Political polarization is off the charts. Riots continue in our streets. We stand at the verge of a financial collapse. Catastrophic global warming looms like … Continue reading
“blue line” flag …photo by Joe What’s starting to dot towns around the area is what’s called: “blue line flags.” I just wrote a story for one of the local newspapers about this. The flag is meant as a show … Continue reading
Catching up on the last couple weeks… Late at night, I’m continuing to review the criteria, from state to state, to be an “official” write-in. Each state’s criteria is different and there is a jumble of protocol to meet (some … Continue reading
I just did a newspaper story about an Eagle Scout who, for his “Community Service Project,” raised $1,500 and, along with some other Troop members, put in six really nice statues of saints on the grounds around a local Catholic … Continue reading
I was reading part of this book today. One excerpt: “As a world community, we are actually standing by while thousands of children die every day from water scarcity and water borne diseases. Some 6,000 children a day die from … Continue reading
Iran has continued to vex the international community with it’s ongoing nuclear program. The U.S., the European Union, and the UN Security Council established an “Iran Nuclear Deal,” with checks and balances on that country’s nuclear program, but Trump has … Continue reading