“Local peace vigils gaining popularity”

Well, this is one way to voice opinons about the Iraq war:

"With death tolls growing and President Bush vowing to send more troops to Iraq, more North Jersey protesters are appealing to their neighbors at anti-war vigils alongside highways, municipal buildings and churches, activists say.

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"Few local protests attract more than 50 people at a time, but some have grown slowly and steadily. A vigil alongside Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne started this summer with four people. On a recent Wednesday, a dozen people huddled in coats, hats and mittens alongside the windy highway. One of them was Laura Fram, a paralegal from Pompton Lakes who stopped on a whim on her way back from work."