Ohio’s Kent State University was a tinderbox during the last week of April in 1970. Thomas Grace, author of “Kent State — Death and Dissent in the Long Sixties,” was a sophomore at KSU at the time. A series of events heightened student opposition to the Vietnam War, which escalated with President Richard Nixon’s decision […]
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War with Iran and election hype
It was a little hard to tell whether Mitt Romney was confident or confused in the foreign policy debate on Monday night. We saw the difference between a candidate’s campaign jabber and the knowledge of an experienced president. Side by side, one rings hollow and the other authentic. Romney’s eagerness to pump up Pentagon spending […]
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Focusing on the war
March will mark the third anniversary of the Iraq War, and several groups — The Peace Action and Education Task Force, Rochester Against War, and the RIT Antiwar Network — are presenting the second installment of their speaker series, “Realities of War: Truth From the Front Lines” next week. The program will be held at […]
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Reader Feedback 5.21.03
Creating hope “Ain’t Studying War No More” (April 16) prompted me to think about families, activism, and my own childhood. Somewhat like writer Jennifer Loviglio, I grew up near Boston, in the ’60s, with parents who became activists. In New England, there is quite a tradition of active citizenship. I have fond memories, from […]
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Keep up the protests
OK: We’re all on edge about the war. And people on both sides are pretty emotional. But it’s troubling to see war supporters challenging the patriotism of opponents. According to a good number of war supporters, protesters had their chance to speak before the war began. Now it’s time to shut up and support […]
