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by Linda LeTendre
Waging Peace
A Daily Gazette community blog
Linda LeTendre fights for a peaceful world.
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
Four local people honored for saving the world
The Tom Paine chapter of Veterans for Peace held their fourth annual Winter Soldier Peace and Justice award dinner in Albany recently and four incredible people were recognized for trying to stop the planet, and all therein, from being destroyed by war and violence.
Friday, Oct. 26, 2012
Victories for peace
There have been a couple of victories in the seemingly endless quest for peace.
Monday, Oct. 22, 2012
Devastating effect of predator drones
What doesn't get mentioned in the media or in recent presidential debates is our use of predator drones and their devastating effect on innocent civilians.
Monday, Sept. 17, 2012
Choice? What choice?
When talking to an empty chair passes as political discourse (and the chair wins), it is little wonder that we have the dismal caliber of political candidates we do.
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012
In heaven there are no nuclear weapons, so rest in peace Sr. Anne!
Sister Anne Montgomery of the Society of the Sacred Heart passed gently and sweetly into the kingdom of heaven on the morning of Aug. 27.
Friday, Aug. 10, 2012
All oppressive regimes have one
Sometimes I think if you're not depressed over that state of our political, social and cultural fabric you're crazy.
Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012
I am not dead -- but things are getting worse
Reports of my death have been only slightly exaggerated.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Constabulary in Mattydale, N.Y., disses four generations of veterans in my family
I went up to the anti-drone action at Hancock Air Base in Mattydale near Syracuse.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Verbal violence at NYC Occupy Wall Street
Recently I spent time with some of my favorite people in one of my favorite groups -- Veterans for Peace -- as one of the members of their newly formed Peace Teams.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Send in the clowns (they're already here); Congress finally guts the First Amendment
Back from Mexico and full of thoughts on peace-related subjects.
