SW Community Connection, Feb. 07: "War rally brings Hillsdale together"
More than 30 people braved the frigid evening weather in Hillsdale on Jan. 11 as part of a rally protesting the war in Iraq. The rally, at the corner of Southwest Sunset Boulevard and Capitol Highway, was one of 600 national events that took place in the twenty-four hour period after President George W. Bush’s televised address to the American people announcing 20,000 additional troops were to be deployed to the war. “We’re here to say no [to the escalation of troops.] We have a voice, and we do need to use it,” said Ruth Adkins who organized the Hillsdale rally....