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4.0 out of 5 stars
Passion and opinion - a strong alliance, September 9, 2002
Gregory J. Rummo is an award-winning columnist - a man with loads of opinion and a passion for writing. His book, The View From the Grass Roots is an anthology of his collected works... The columns are about various subjects. Let me give you a list of the chapters.
Family Life
Deaf Culture
Getting Old
America, Then and Now
The Great Outdoors
The Weather, the Environment and Global Warming
The Clinton Administration
The 2000 Presidential Election
Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Eternity
The Lighter Side
Missionaries and Missionary Adventures
An Evangelical View
Terrorism on American Soil
See what I mean? Passion and opinion - a strong alliance.
Rummo is a family man. He writes in length about his loved ones. One chapter is about his second son, born deaf. I was blessed in reading his positive attitude toward his deaf son and parents'-in-law and the lengths he personally went to to communicate with them. Rummo tends to take a Christian view in his work. Although the Word may not be prominent in all his work, it's obvious that it's a moral ground from which he speaks. His political view is Conservative and will most likely rile his dedicated opponents, but they, in turn, will have to admit he writes with respect and honesty. Being a Conservative, I agreed with most of what he had to say and recommend anyone and everyone pick up his book and give it a try. Something in there is bound to speak to you.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Readers will enjoy this view, September 5, 2002
Picture Erma Bombeck and George Will having a child who grew up, moved to New Jersey, and got a dog named Chewbacca. This is probably the best way one could describe Gregory J. Rummo.Readers in the New Jersey area will know Rummo from his many years as a regular contributor to regional newspapers, where his work tackles a variety of topics, personal and political. The Amy Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting Christian-influenced journalism in secular newspapers and magazines, has seen fit to bestow a number of awards on Rummo's work. Some of these pieces are featured in The View From the Grass Roots, a collection of ten-plus years of opinions on the Clinton administration, profiles in courage, and timely observations of the country and government in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The book's title, Rummo explains in the introduction, is meant to emphasize Rummo's position as a writer. He does not proclaim to be an expert on the topics about which he writes, but rather he calls shots as he sees them -- as an ordinary husband, father, Christian, and American citizen observing life. To call Rummo "ordinary" would be a misnomer, however. A perfunctory glance at the contents of View presents the reader with a look into a life both blessed and challenged, a life appreciative of God's creations - everything from the rough beauty of rural New Jersey to the child growing in a mother's womb. Rummo's style is common sense and easy on the eye; a column on the logistics of coaching his son's soccer team may illicit a few chuckles while at the same time warm a reader's heart as Rummo explains how his son refuses to let his deafness become an obstacle while playing. His thoughts on past and present Presidential administrations may, depending on one's political leanings, leave a reader nodding in agreement or shaking his head. Whatever your view on religion, the government, and life in general, it is well worth the time to see these things from Rummo's point of View.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A deep and diverse understanding of the human condition, January 4, 2003
The View From The Grass Roots is a compilation of the syndicated columns of award-winning columnist Gregory J. Rummo, showcasing his deftly written commentaries upon a variety of issues both national and personal. His wit, wisdom and ruminations range from the deaf culture and what it's like to raise a deaf son, to environmental ills such as global warming, to the 2000 Presidential Election and the September 11 attacks. Confidently recommended reading, The View From The Grassroots is filled from cover to cover with keen insights, profound thoughts, and a deep and diverse understanding of the human condition.
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