We just drove through southern Mississippi along the Gulf Coast. (We had toured this area a few months after Hurricane Katrina and saw the almost total devastation.) We stopped in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Along the coast here (as … Continue reading
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An AP story today said that the “foreclosure crisis” is worsening. The latest evidence was a report Thursday that a rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure nationwide, according to … Continue reading
A couple weeks back I was at Cleveland’s City Hall Building and saw a “Cleveland Hall of Fame Wall” that displays portraits of Clevelanders who somehow made their mark on the world. For instance, Clevelander Garrett Morgan invented the … Continue reading
There has been talk this week by both major candidates about energy policies… Our energy policy calls for, among other things, a dramatic shift to much more sacrifice and the development of renewable energy technologies, I said at … Continue reading
Time to weigh in on this house crisis thing… According to a Washington Post article this week, the Bush Administration is “completing a plan to help thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure by helping them refinance into more-affordable … Continue reading
Buckeye Back Roads Tour: We campaigned in West Union, Ohio, where I was interviewed by People’s Defender newspaper reporter Carleta Weyrich. She lives on a farm and said she is concerned about rural issues, as are many people … Continue reading
I was talking to my wife Liz’s “Mum,” Dawn, who is here from New Zealand for a visit. Back home, Dawn and her husband Stuart, house share with one of their daughter’s families. Our platform calls for a … Continue reading
We have launched on yet another campaign tour of Ohio. Our first stop was South Cleveland where we talked with peace activist Tim Musser. He told us he was tremendously impacted by the writings of Dorothy Day. I, … Continue reading
I’m just finishing the update on our position paper on “the Environment.” In it I mention meeting with David Orr, one of the top environmentalists in the country and the head of Oberlin College’s Environmental Science Department. He told me … Continue reading
I gave a talk yesterday (link to copy of speech) to a full school assembly (including some adults) at St. Mary’s Church in Jackson, Tennessee (pop. 40,000). I had our Sarah, 10, and Joseph, 8, stand by my side. I … Continue reading