Nuns on the Bus stump on state issues
By Ray Scherer, St. Joseph News-Press, Mo. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
The small group of members of Network, a registered national Catholic social justice and peace lobby, actually traveled by minivan in spending the day with officials in discussions on
Most notably, the nuns' tour involved both
She said information was gathered in interview-style settings and will be shared through Network's educational partnerships.
The nuns distributed voter registration packets -- including some written in Spanish -- during their visit with
"That's the only way we're going to change what's going on in our country,"
Examining issues from a moral perspective, increasing economic opportunities and expanding
"I couldn't agree with you more,"
More affordable housing and increasing the minimum wage would help make a difference in the economy, he said.
By contrast,
"I've been working on transparency in the marketplace," he said of his efforts in the
"I recognize this is something you do not support,"
Brother
"We can hardly keep food on the shelves," he said of the
The nuns also drove elsewhere in
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