I interviewed Ann Karp who is a Koinonia Farm (Americus, Georgia) community member and graduate of Ohio’s Oberlin College, class of 2001. She said at Oberlin, there were a good number of co-ops. There were bicycle co-ops, pottery co-ops, photography … Continue reading
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The Koinonia Farm experience continues… I was interviewed for Koinonia’s newsletter the “Cotton Patch News.” One of the questions: What are your views on politics and religion? Answer: “Politics should be an extension of one’s spirituality. That is, I take … Continue reading
Recap: We have spent the week at the Koinonia Community in Southwest Georgia. It is a group of Christians living in intentional community on a pecan farm here. They are trying to model how the early Christians were inspired to … Continue reading
New Years day I talked with Kingsport, Tennessee’s John Andrivilli about an idea we propose about taxes. That is, we believe each citizen should be able to designate where at least 25% of their tax money should go (to environmental … Continue reading
Met with Megan Wilson who is the project manager for Cleveland’s new “City Wheels” project. An environmental initiatives, City Wheels has a fleet of hybrid cars (gas and electric) that are available for rent to area people. Ms. Wilson said … Continue reading
Went to an excellent presentation on the book Moral Politics. The presentation was given by Cleveland’s Dick Weber, who is a social worker. Mr. Weber said the basic theme of the book is that there is a “conceptual link between … Continue reading
Went to a Bible Study at St. Coleman’s Church in the heart of the near westside of Cleveland. The topic of “sin” came up. An all but ‘lost concept’ on many Americans these days, sin was described in a multitude … Continue reading
We have traveled to Napolean, Ohio where I interviewed two representatives of the American Foundry Society (AFS). Glenn Nelson represented AFS in D.C. last year by lobbying about a variety of issues, including the increasing outsourcing of foundry jobs in … Continue reading
A priest at St. Mary’s Church in Tiffin, Ohio this morning told me he believed people in the Pro-Life Movement should have a fund earmaarked for offering women in crisis pregancy substantial amounts of money (“Like $20,000,” he said.) — … 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