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Sunday, March 27, 2016

My Easter Column in the Free Lance-Star newspaper

It was 70 years ago when President Harry Truman canceled the White House Easter egg roll.

Why?

He wanted to lead by example in conserving food when so many people were facing hunger

Famine threatened to claim hundreds of thousands of lives because of food shortages in Europe. World War II had left such destruction that famine was inevitable.

Read my full commentary in the Free Lance-Star.

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Easter Day column in the Cleveland Plain Dealer

This Easter, spending on candy, gifts, clothing and food is expected to pass $16 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. Even the Easter Bunny would say, “Wow!”

See my full column at the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Author William Lambers

William Lambers is an author, journalist, historian and Charity Miles All-Star. He is a blogger for the Huffington Post. His writings have been published by the New York Times, History News Network, Cincinnati Enquirer, Buffalo News, Des Moines Register, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Washington Post, Bismarck Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, the Boston Herald, and other news outlets. His writings on nuclear weapons have been published in Spectrum, the flagship publication of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization. His books include Ending World Hunger: School Lunches for Kids Around the World. This book features over 50 interviews with officials from the UN World Food Programme and other charities discussing school feeding programs that fight child hunger. He is also the author of Nuclear Weapons, The Road to Peace: From the Disarming of the Great Lakes to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Open Skies for Peace, The Spirit of the Marshall Plan: Taking Action Against World Hunger, School Lunches for Kids Around the World, The Roadmap to End Global Hunger, From War to Peace and the Battle of Britain. He is also a writer for Blogcritics and the History News Service. Mr. Lambers is a graduate of Mount St. Joseph University in Ohio with degrees in Liberal Arts (BA) and Organizational Leadership (MS). Lambers was named a Future Five Award Winner at the Mount St. Joseph University Jubilee in 2015. He is also a member of the Feeding America Blogger Council. He is also a member of the Feeding America Blogger Council. You can visit his web site by clicking on the above photo.

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My Easter Column in the Free Lance-Star newspaper

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Easter Day column in the Cleveland Plain Dealer

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