Thursday, January 10, 2013
The Sandy Hook school shootings had a profound effect on columnist Elizabeth Fish. The New Year offers the opportunity for change.
The Newtown shootings have affected me even more so than Columbine, the movie theatre shootings in Colorado or any of the dozens of other shootings that have been in the news this year. Newtown really hit me very hard. The fact that a person went to a local elementary school, shot his way in and killed every adult and child in his way, for little, if any, apparent reason is devastating. Maybe it is because I have a first grade child at a local elementary school. And there was little that could have been done at Sandy Hook or any other elementary school to prevent such a tragedy. I still get teary thinking about the shooting and cannot fathom how President Barack Obama named each victim in his speech at Newtown days after the shooting. It …
Friday, December 21, 2012
"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," the NRA's Wayne LaPierre said.
In an amazing Friday morning press conference, the National Rifle Association broke its weeklong silence following the horrific shooting of 26 people at a school in Newtown, CT and called for a surge of gun-carrying "good guys" around American schools. NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre called for a new kind of American domestic security revolving around armed civilians, arguing that "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." "We care about our president, so we protect him with armed Secret Service agents," LaPierre said. "Members of Congress work in offices surrounded by Capitol Police officers. Yet, when it comes to our most beloved, innocent, and vulnerable members of the American family, our …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
A special message from the superintendent regarding the tragedy in Newtown, CT.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Editor's Note: Community High School District 128 shared this letter today on their Facebook page and website. They gave us permission to share it here, and we thank them. ---------------- Dear Parents: Although several days have passed since the unimaginable tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the anguish we feel is still fresh, the question of “why” remains unanswered, and reminders of the horrific event will be present for a long time. I know that the District 128 family will continue to keep the entire Newtown (CT) community in our thoughts and prayers in the days to come. As always, the safety and security of our students and staff continues to be our highest priority in District 128. We have a long history of and highly …
Monday, December 17, 2012
Join Grayslake in showing support for the victims of the Newtown school shooting by placing a candle on your porch from 7-9 p.m. tonight.
To show their support for the 26 victims lost to Friday's school shooting in Newtown, CT., Grayslake residents will be placing a candle (real or flameless) on their porch from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight (Monday). The suggestion was posted on the Grayslake Patch Facebook by resident Jennifer Heavrin and has since received 100 "Likes" and 85 shares. This was Heavrin's original post: "Can we start a Grayslake Community chain, putting a candle (regular or flameless) outside on your porch on Monday, December 17th, from 7-9pm, in honor of those that lost their lives (big and little angels) and for their families, support??? I remember doing this in St. Louis when I was a kid, for the hostages and it was a such an amazing act of support and to do, …
After the tragic mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn., there are ways you can help.
The horrific school shooting Friday at Sandy Hook School that left 26 dead, including 20 young children, has stirred the hearts of people across the country and around the world who want to know how they can help. The Newtown Patch reported that people from Connecticut, California, Canada and even Australia and India have sent an outpouring of support. People in Illinois also want to know how they can help. People who want to donate to help the families affected by the tragedy can donate in one of these ways, according to Internet sources and information compiled by Pam Wegner Pavlik of Grayslake: Sandy Hook School Support Fund - mail a check to: Newtown Savings Bank Sandy Hook School Support Fund 39 Main Street Newtown, Connecticut 06470 …
Friday, December 14, 2012
The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School left 27 people dead, including 20 children, according to Newtown Patch.
Local residents and school leaders are expressing their sympathy for the children and families impacted by the Newtown, CT, school shooting that left 27 people dead, including 20 children. "Our hearts break for parents, classmates and staff in Newtown, CT, today," said Robin Smith Kollman, spokeswoman for Libertyville Elementary District 70. A reader on the Libertyville Patch Facebook page commented: "God bless the children around the world!" On Twitter, Pastor Brian Paulson from First Presbyterian of Libertyville shared a link to President Barack Obama's statement and added this: "Prayers for Conn. families." The shooting took place Friday morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. As reported by Newtown Patch, 27 lives were …
Local and state police in Newtown, Conn. were called to an elementary school at about 9:30 this morning after a gunman allegedly opened fire at the school.
NEWTOWN, CT -- Connecticut police said Friday afternoon that 26 people, including 20 children, were killed at an elementary school after a gunman opened fire. Another adult was killed at a second location. The Scene Police in Newtown were called to the Sandy Hook School at about 9:30 a.m. after receiving a 911 call Friday morning. Authorities said the gunman was found dead inside the school. He was reportedly armed with four guns and a high-powered assault rifle. Authorities said during a press conference that they have retrieved three weapons from the scene. A parent interviewed on CBS News told the network on Friday that his 8-year-old daughter said she heard an argument and cursing over the school’s loudspeaker, apparently coming from…
Joe Beets
10:04 am on Saturday, December 22, 2012
They wait a full week to figure out the most politically expedient and self-serving stance to take and this is the result. At Fort Hood, EVERYBODY HAD A GUN, but that didn't stop the massacre. Of course, bans on assault weapons work, as it has in Japan and Scotland, but that won't sell more guns for the NRA lobbyists. more ›