McHenry County Peace Group

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The following is an e-mail I received from a peace group I belong to. There is a nationwide initiative this coming Wednesday to show our support for Cindy Sheehan, a mother who lost her son in Iraq. If anyone wants further info, please feel free to contact me.

This Wednesday, August 17 at 7:30pm, people from McHenry County will join others across the country in a vigil for Cindy Sheehan and all military families in a call to end this unjust and immoral war.

The vigil will be held in Harvard outside the home of Barbara Marion and Jerry Powers, long time peace activists and members of the McHenry County Peace Group. Their front yard is located on Hwy 14 for great visibility and is on the corner of Brown and Division St., just a few blocks from downtown Harvard.

PLEASE contact Barbara ASAP at 815-943-5504 or [e-mail] and let her know if you can participate in the vigil. She'd like to be assured of having a minimum of 15 people gathered together in a solemn remembrance of military sacrifice and a united voice for peace. Bring a photo, symbol of peace, or candle to light.

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Publication Northwest Herald
Date September 17, 2005
Section(s) Opinion
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Role-model activist

To the Editor:

One of the finest examples of positive activism that I have ever seen in Crystal Lake is Libby Pappalardo's.

She has tirelessly supported those whom society has neglected, and has fought for justice and peace within our own little world and far beyond the corners of McHenry County.

I received a mailing from Pappalardo regarding a concert to support Chilama, El Salvador, on Sunday, Oct. 2, at Stage Left Cafe in Woodstock.

Long after this country, El Salvador, stopped sharing daily headlines with domestic issues, Pappalardo still fights for them. She also supports and actively participates in the McHenry County Peace Group.

For those of us who wish for peace, we thank Pappalardo and the McHenry County Peace Group for their tireless efforts to work for "peace in our time."

Peace in our time - what a concept, and what a wish that has been shared by many in the past and present.

What does the future of our country hold for all of us? How will we survive, grow from our experiences with Hurricane Katrina and our conflicts abroad?

I take great comfort in Pappalardo, and as I reflect on all the good that she has done in our community, I am encouraged to find my own voice.

If the president can accept responsibility for the federal response to Katrina, might not he accept responsibility for the farce that brought us to war in Iraq?

Those elusive weapons of mass destruction, the missteps and the lies upon which we built our case upon for war.

Alas, I think I wish in vain, but Pappalardo, thank you a hundred times again for reminding us of what is so important to our lives and our future - caring for others and peace.

Sheila Luecht

Crystal Lake


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You know, why are all these people worried about what's going on in other countries and how people there are doing when there's people who need all this help in our own country. Why doesn't Libby Pappalardo worry about poverty in McHenry County instead of in El Salvador? I don't live in El Salvador. I don't care what goes on way over there. I know my next door neighbor here in Harvard don't have enough cash to buy food for her kids. Why don't Libby come here and try to help people in her own community? She's not a whole lot of help here.