President Obama signed the new nuclear arms reduction agreement with Russia - the so-called START 1 Follow-On Treaty. As soon as the agreement was announced, the GOP geared up to oppose the treaty.

(For the record, I spoke with the author of this letter before publishing it to be sure he was comfortable with this.  He was fine but did ask me to remove his name, phone number and email, as he was concerned about an overload of possible correspondence. This seemed reasonable to me and I have complied with this request.   Paz, John)

Mr. Amidon,

Easter Sunday at the Nevada Test Site had so many special events take place that my last post for this series on the Sacred Peace Walk needed special attention in several  areas. The morning started with a Sun Rise service led by Shoshone Chief Johnny Bobb. Several hours later, we had a very special service, the spreading of the ashes of Bernadette Francke’s mother followed by a remembrance of Martin Luther King, followed by a Catholic Mass.

NDE Media Release April 5, 2010 

Between the airport pickups and shuttling folks and food to their needed destinations, along with the walking and vigiling and blogging, the rush and blur of each day, has created a sense of joyful weariness. The desert remains breath taking.

Last night I returned from the desert to NDE in Las Vegas to drop off some equipment and bring our friend, Kelly from Food Not Bombs home. Food Not Bombs provided a fabulous meal consisting of a green salad, rice, beans and baked potatoes along with a sweet bread for desert. (Thank you Kelly, Charles and Gail for all your great work!) Eating in the desert at sunset, after a day of walking is one of those sublime pleasures earned only through hours of walking, as walking in the desert transforms consciousness and tends to improve the appetite too.