Len Yannielli

Long-time environmental activist Len Yannielli is the author of "Lyme Disease," "An Owl for the Killing," and the children’s play "The Stolen Boy." "Moon Shadow of War" is a memoir of his experiences on the home front during the U.S. War in Vietnam. More educators were fired during the late 1960s and early 1970s than during the depths of the Cold War in the 1950s. He was one of them.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Len Yannielli

U.S.

Lobstermen take on Maine’s tea party governor
November 3, 2015 By Len Yannielli
IMLU Local 207 of the Lobstermen's Union is taking on Maine's tea party Republican Governor Paul LePage over a host of issues.
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Labor

Teacher tenure serves the cause of progress
September 14, 2015 By Len Yannielli
Tenure has played an important role in protecting educators when participating in their workplaces and communities.
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Environment

Connecticut activists gather to prevent a climate crime
January 12, 2015 By Len Yannielli
It was a crime scene we have become all too familiar with in 2015. Yellow police tape encircled the area of the dastardly deed. People milled about somewhat dazed but also angry.
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Opinion

The war that won’t go away
March 26, 2014 By Len Yannielli
Melvin Morris, 80, received a Medal of Honor this month. Why is he receiving it belatedly? Because he was discriminated against during the time of the U.S. War in Vietnam.
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Opinion

Gun madness, solutions and people’s movements
December 28, 2012 By Len Yannielli
Hundreds huddled in the rain struggling to keep their candles lit as the bells peeled 26 times. It should have been 28 times.
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Opinion

Reader’s voice: Stop killing owls!
May 1, 2012 By Len Yannielli
Some Interior Department biologists claim that shooting thousands of barred owls will save the spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest, but there are many reasons to oppose this owl kill program.
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Opinion

Killing owls to save them: What would Darwin say?
August 15, 2011 By Len Yannielli
Should we sacrifice barred owls under the cover of saving spotted owls so timber companies can "thin" old-growth forests?
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