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Letters

February 28, 2003

Okla. needs ‘books not bombs’ As a high school student in an Oklahoma public school system, I appreciate your coverage of the Oklahoma teacher’s rally on Feb. 12. (2/22) The nation needs to know that many...

Editorials

February 28, 2003

Shredding the Bill of Rights In a full-page ad in The New York Times, Feb. 25, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) pointed out that Attorney General John Ashcroft ram-rodded through Congress the USA Patriot Act...

A new movement sweeps the globe

February 28, 2003 By Susan Webb

Many of us sensed that there was something new on Feb. 15, when millions around the globe marched against the U.S. government’s drive to war on Iraq.

Epidemics and cutbacks grip NYC

February 28, 2003 By Phil E. Benjamin

Community health epidemics are now facing almost every big city in the country and some rural areas also.

Churches speak out against war

February 28, 2003 By Susan Webb

National religious leaders are bringing a strong message against war on Iraq to their congregations across the country. “We are taking our message to ‘middle church’ – middle America at church,” the Rev. Robert Edgar, National...