April 2, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
HARTFORD, Conn. With an announcement of sweeping proposals to curb gun violence, Connecticut lawmakers said they are hoping to send a message to Congress and other state legislators across the country: A bipartisan agreement on gun control is possible. Continue Reading
December 23, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Adam Lanza good with computers, but rarely spoke.
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December 20, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Love is not just a valentine. It is a covenant with the greater good. It involves charity, compassion, empathy, self-sacrifice and, yes, listening.
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December 20, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Last Friday, students at L.B. Williams Elementary School in Mitchell were making gingerbread houses. So were students at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
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December 19, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Senator declines to stake out clear positions; Thune and Noem similarly vague.
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December 19, 2012 in The Daily Republic
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers so many caring people in this world.” Mister Rogers
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December 17, 2012 in The Daily Republic
In what appears to be a hoax, someone claiming to be Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman blamed the media for Friday’s tragic school shooting.
Friday night, the social media site Facebook lit up after a long scroll attributed to Freeman was posted online. In the comments, the writer said the reason for the latest tragedy is “because of the way the media reports it.”
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December 17, 2012 in The Daily Republic
NEWTOWN, Conn. A grief-stricken Newtown on Monday began burying the littlest victims of the school massacre, starting with two 6-year-old boys one of them a big football fan, the other a mischievous, whip-smart youngster whose twin sister survived the rampage. Continue Reading
December 17, 2012 in The Daily Republic
As details of her son’s troubled life trickled out Saturday, the day after he gunned down 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the portrait emerging is one of a detached killer who knew his way around a trigger and of a family that feared outsiders in the home.
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by Grand Forks Herald
OUR OPINION: Comments offer insight about shootings
December 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
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