The View from the Grass Roots

By Ben Moodie, Adrienne Denoyelles, Gregory J. Rummo

The View from the Grass Roots is an eclectic anthology of over one hundred of the most popular commentaries on 20th- and 21st-century American culture written by award-winning columnist Gregory J.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589821017
• ISBN13: 9781589821019
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Amer Book Pub
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

A deep and diverse understanding of the human condition

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.

Passion and opinion - a strong alliance

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 LifeDeaf CultureGetting OldAmerica, Then and NowThe Great OutdoorsThe Weather, the Environment and Global WarmingThe Clinton AdministrationThe 2000 Presidential ElectionMan, Woman, Birth, Death, EternityThe Lighter SideMissionaries and Missionary AdventuresAn Evangelical ViewTerrorism 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.

Readers will enjoy this view

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.

Gregory Rummo Serves us Food for the Soul

Perhaps if you took selections from several volumes in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, you would come close to what Gregory J. Rummo has accomplished with his 'View From the Grass Roots.' This Award-Winning Columnist has compiled his first book, where we can travel with Gregory through Missionary work to Little League Soccer, and all points in between. Chicken Soup for the Soul with a dash of cayenne pepper. A must read selection!

You'll Be Challenged, You'll Chuckle, You Might Even Cry

Winner of five journalism awards in the last three years, including second place in the 2001 Amy Writing Awards contest, syndicated columnist Gregory J. Rummo is destined to capture the minds and the hearts of readers young and old with his first book, "The View from the Grass Roots." Published in July, 2002 by Millennial Mind division of American Book Publishing, "The View from the Grass Roots" is an eclectic anthology of the author's commentaries written about life in 20th- and 21st- century America. Some are serious and poignant; others light hearted and funny. "The View from the Grass Roots" is 334 pages of entertaining reading, characterized by one reviewer as "Chicken Soup for the Soul with a dash of cayenne pepper." "The student of American culture, the patriot with red-white-and-blue blood, the parent with typical frustrations and challenges of parenthood -- all of them will enjoy and be moved by Gregory Rummo's collection of columns in The View from the Grass Roots." --from the foreword to the book, written by Don Wildmon, President, American Family Association, American Family Radio "Greg Rummo will often infuriate his readers. But he will always treat them intelligently, and he will always engage them. His great virtue is that he does not marginalize liberals with whom he is so obviously and strenuously disagrees." --Charles Saydah, Letters-to-the-editor Editor, The Record of Hackensack "Sharply written. A lot of people will find it fun reading. Rummo's writing is provocative. Conservatives will find him entertaining, and liberals will be left with plenty of food for thought." --Lisa Haddock, Religion Editor, The Record of Hackensack "Greg Rummo knows how to drive the liberals nuts. His pithy columns on a wide variety of subjects are anchored on the facts, and his opinions are intellectually honest and stimulating. It's hard to wage an opposing argument against a guy who knows the subject, his position and how to get it across through strong writing." --Dan Mc Donough, Jr., Deputy Editorial Page Editor, The Courier-Post "Rummo's approach to his topic is always thoughtful, clever ... never insincere. An honest person will enjoy reading 'The View from the Grass Roots.' " --Judy Lutolf, Editor, The Weekly News "Gregory J. Rummo writes with passion, conviction and a dash of humor when appropriate." --Fred Snowflack, Editorial Page Editor, The Daily Record Gregory J. Rummo is a syndicated columnist. E-Mail Rummo at GJRummo@optonline.net