Sandy Doles News Today

In October 2002, a group of local anti-war activists started standing in protest every Friday afternoon at the corner of Linden and Carpinteria avenues. Eventually, people started calling the spot “Peace Corner,” and the name stuck.  A few weeks ago, on Jan. 22, the group was out for the last time this year. Participation has ebbed and flowed over the years, and for James and Barbara Finch, two of the group’s most stalwart participants, 18 years and 900 Fridays was enough. â�...