President Biden laid out his plan for dealing with rising inflation today. And while some of it seemed measured and well thought out, a significant portion of it was akin to: rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Biden, for one, … Continue reading →
Catching up on May and June (cont.) The Bluffton Police Chief has spent the last year going through the archives looking for names and stories about the officers who have served on the Police Department, dating back to the late … Continue reading →
Catching up on May and June… I was the quintessential ‘track parent’ this spring, going to meets all over Northwest Ohio, then, eventually, all the way to Columbus for the State Finals. Our Jonathan made it to State in the … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →