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 Military MattersTime to rethink our understanding of war? 7-15-10After a long career in human resource management, Michael Millerick retired to this town where he’d grown up and one day handed me a book written by Dan Maguire. He had no way of knowing the author was one of my favorite professors when I... read more… The remarkable Contagious Love Experiment 12-03-09Having received no intel that day, Conor had led his squad house to house on random searches, looking for weapons or anything else which might suggest trouble or hint at terrorism.Now Conor stood in a handsome courtyard, quite astounded to see ... read more… Time to rethink our understanding of war? 11-15-07Three weeks ago, Michael Millerick handed me a book written by Dan Maguire, unaware that the author was one of my favorite professors when I returned to college a while back to complete my bachelor’s degree in theology. Millerick retired ear... read more… Officer training for duty in Iraq 6-15-06Officer training for duty in IraqRegular readers of “just joan” columns know I’m a devout devotee of non-violence. Certain antagonists call me naive, convinced as they are that non-violent tactics could never lead to resolution of r... read more… How to love a bomb-maker 11-10-05“I worked on the hydrogen bomb,” the man remarked, almost casually. Anne Symens-Bucher was somewhat stunned. After all, she had barely met the fellow and she had spent much of her adult lifetime opposing nuclear armament. Once past the in... read more… Nonviolence blurs the line between "us" and "them" 11-03-05In late winter of 1982, they went into the desert for 40 days to witness against nuclear violence. The Lenten experience, reminiscent of Jesus’ retreat into the desert nearly 2000 years earlier, included some 350 persons over the 40-day period.... read more… Compassion created the School of the Americas Watch 10-27-05Roy Bourgeois was in the Bay area again a couple of weeks ago, booked for three speeches every day. This passionate protestor of our nation’s foreign policies seeks every chance to educate citizens about the expenditure of their tax dollars ... read more… This is one school we want closed! 10-20-05“A Celebration of Hope” is what the founder calls the annual gathering in Columbus Georgia. More than half a dozen Sonomans have already made travel arrangements for this year’s event and you, too, can take part in this exhilaratin... read more… |
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