While the other campaigns were doing the $1,000 a plate fundraisers, and such, I was doing a $1.29 McDouble and passing out campaign literature in the Ottawa, Ohio, McDonald’s one Friday night recently. It was also here that I met … Continue reading →
CNN News report lead in: “A gunman unleashed horror at his former high school in South Florida on Wednesday (yesterday), authorities said, slaughtering at least 17 unsuspecting students and adults and leaving the country asking why another school massacre has … Continue reading →
I stopped at Ada, Ohio, (pop. 6,052), home of the Wilson Football Factory. They make the “official” NFL footballs here… While in downtown Ada, I met a woman whose husband had had a fatal heart attack during the middle of … Continue reading →
Two days ago the AP carried a story saying the UN inter-governmental panel of scientists not only continue with their assertion that global warming is real, but it’s apparently accelerating rapidly. However, the panel does note there is still time … Continue reading →
Yesterday we were in Glasgow, Kentucky, and attended part of a Memorial Day Service at the town cemetery. Among those in attendance, was a man in his 50s who was dressed in a World War II khaki uniform standing … Continue reading →
Liz and I gave a campaign talk at the Open Door Community in Atlanta today. The Open Door is an outreach to the homeless. We said that as a family over the years, we have regularly taken homeless … Continue reading →
Tying up loose ends, or rather, ‘lassoing’ (sorry) loose ends from our Deep in the Heart of Texas Tour… While in Lubbock, we stopped at a park where a soccer team was practicing. Our Joseph joined in. … Continue reading →
We continue on in the Amarillo area… We went to an Amarillo Dillas (short for Armadillas) baseball game with the kids. (The “Dillas” play in a semi-pro independent league.) It was a full-house with some 7,500 fans. … Continue reading →
We’re in Atlanta, Georgia, to look at urban poverty issues… Today we attended a presentation by Kevin Moran, a long-time social justice advocate. He, tongue in cheek, said the following were some Atlanta “Chamber of Commerce” figures. For … Continue reading →
Veterans Day… Some 25,000 people came to “The Wall” in D.C. to commemorate Vietnam, and Veterans Day in general, yesterday. Our campaign went to southern Washington state several years ago to commemorate it. There we met with a … Continue reading →