February 4th marks the 54th anniversary of one of the darkest days of my life–the horribly-gruesome killing of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Billy Joe Blacksten, 23, of Versailles, Missouri, who served with me in the First Infantry Division in Lai … Read More
Well, that was a pleasant, unexpected surprise. I refer to an exchange this evening between yours truly and five young men heading to FirstEnergy Stadium for the contest between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Cleveland Browns. As I stood about the length of a football field … Read More
With DR. MAZIN QUMSIYEH TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2022 – In case you missed it – view on YouTube US “freedom” and the creation of the Israeli homeland were both built on the ashes of atrocities known as settler colonialism. Cleveland … Read More
Statement by Mark Weber, President, Cleveland Peace Action One month ago, the last United States soldiers left Afghanistan ending our nation’s longest war. This week, amid partisan finger-pointing, we are subjected to the spectacle of Congressional hearings over how but … Read More
Beginning today, for the first time since the Fall of 2019, regular-season football games at FirstEnergy Stadium are allowed to have a full-capacity crowd and I took full advantage of the opportunity to promote peace to hundreds and hundreds of … Read More