{"id":166,"date":"2004-11-01T08:08:59","date_gmt":"2004-11-01T08:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hostkabob.com\/vote\/?p=159"},"modified":"2004-11-01T08:08:59","modified_gmt":"2004-11-01T08:08:59","slug":"102804","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voteforjoeblog.com\/?p=166","title":{"rendered":"10\/28\/04"},"content":{"rendered":"

Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. <\/strong><\/em> I was interviewed by a reporter from National Public Radio at the State House in Columbus today. Afterward, Sarah, Joseph and I sort of snuck in on part of a school tour of the State House. We joined just as the guide had stopped on a big floor outline of Ohio, complete with different marble tile outlines of all 88 counties (in which we have now — mostly — campaigned, twice). Sarah, Joseph (and I) learned today that Ashtabula County is the largest county in Ohio, Lake County (which is right next to Ashtabula County) is the smallest, and Allen County (where we’re from) is represented with green marble because (I told the kids) that green is representative of the rural character of the area. Well, I didn’t know…<\/em> This afternoon I gave a talk to students involved with an alternative high school in downtown Columbus. It’s called: the “Christopher Program.” It was a rather lively session, with the students becoming quite animated as they asked questions, debated topics. Teacher Todd Stanley told me afterward that the course, “The Human Side of Politics,” allows each student to spend one day a week actually working on area campaigns. He said as a result, some 90% of the students now demonstrate an actual “passion for politics.” Stanley continued that this type of class orientation is termed: “authentic learning.” (I couldn’t help but think how more students, not just at alternative schools, would tremendously benefit from similar types of “authentic learning,” no matter what the field.) Tonight: <\/strong> We traveled north to Ashtabula County, not to see how big it is, but to meet with Molly Linehan in Geneva. Molly, who has a strong heart for social justice, was a “Rotary Scholar” who went to India as part of an ongoing Rotary Program to help foster more: “world unity.” She said she was struck with many of the similarities between the Islamic Religion and Christianity. Molly said she was also struck with the extreme abject poverty she saw in India (which seemed so much more dire, and far reaching, than in the U.S.). What’s more, she said she was disheartened by some of the attitude toward child labor there. And in general, she added: “The poor truly are getting poorer in India.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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