Not giving peace a chance
Last Thursday, a group of Illinois high school students used their lunch hour to stage a peaceful sit-in protest against the war in Iraq. “We were holding hands and singing ‘Kumbaya’ and the song ‘Give Peace a Chance.’ ” one of the students tells the Chicago Tribune. According to school officials, [...]

Homeless vets will watch Vets Day Parade from sidewalk
Like war itself, the skirmish over the Veteran’s Day Parade makes for weird alliances. We find ourselves suddenly warming to flag-waving Tom Hennessy; his P-T column today delicately takes on parade organizers for their decision to ban anti-war veterans groups. On the other hand, while we’ve said [...]