I interviewed a man in Atlanta who was with the Special Forces. (He requested anonymity.) He said he was sent to a country in Central America during the Reagan era. He was there to train rebel troops … Continue reading →
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 of solidarity with the police all … Continue reading →
Met recently with Dan Kremer in Yorkshire, Ohio. He is an organic farmer who is an absolute evangelist for Catholic Rural Life Association teaching. He grows organically because he believes the artificial herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers are bad for the … Continue reading →
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day today, we read the kids some passages from the book: Let My People Go, which is about slavery in early America… During our campaign tours we have retraced the Civil Rights … Continue reading →
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 →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. This morning we drove into Cleveland for a whistle-stop in front of the West Side Market on the near west side. As we pulled up, a Cleveland documentary crew just happened to be out in … Continue reading →
National Geographic The International African American Museum opened in Charlston, SC, in June of 2023. The museum is located at Gadsden’s Wharf, which, from 1783 to 1807, “…was the largest single point of entry into North America for enslaved Africans.” … Continue reading →
National Geographic excerpt In Trump’s address to Congress the other night, he said America will be aiming at Mars “…to plant a flag there.” During the same speech, he said he was bringing “common sense” back to the government. Okaaaay… … Continue reading →
Saturday Evening Post photo I just read an excellent Saturday Evening Post article on the “Federal Art Project,” which was part of Roosevelt’s WPA (Works Progress Administration) during the Great Depression. Some 7% of the budget for the WPA was … Continue reading →
With fall in full swing now, I’m trying to get in as many outside jobs as possible before winter — while continuing to hone my populist image (“Joe the Painter’). LOL. This was a shed I was painting in rural … Continue reading →