Tonight I would like to share a handful of snippets that are not necessarily related, except to the extent that they are floating around in my head. I cannot pick one single thing to write about, so I will mention them all briefly. First of all, another tragic event occurred today in Pennsylvania at the [...]
Tag: school violence
Violence in schools cannot be tolerated.
Last night a Natalie Smith Carlson went to the Moorhead School Board with her daughter and shared a story of violence and re-victimization. Smith Carlson's 15 year old daughter was assaulted November 12th by a male student at Moorhead High School. According to a report about the incident, the male student put Smith Carlson's daughter [...]
Solidarity…
I have been touched by the gestures of solidarity toward Newtown, Connecticut that have been evident from around the world. TIME magazine posted photos of some of the vigils and tributes. The television show The Voice started its show earlier this week with a somber, dignified, respectful, and understated performance of Hallelujah by the coaches and show contestants as [...]
We shall find peace…
We shall find peace. We shall hear the angels; we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds. ~Anton Chekhov Charlotte Bacon, 2/22/2006 Daniel Barden, 9/25/2005 Olivia Engel, 7/18/2006 Josephine Gay, 12/11/2005 Ana Marquez-Greene, 4/4/2006 Dylan Hockley, 3/8/2006 Madeleine Hsu, 7/10/2006 Catherine Hubbard, 6/8/2006 Chase Kowalski, 10/31/2005 Jesse Lewis, 6/30/2006 James Mattioli, 3/22/2006 Grace McDonnell, 11/4/2005 [...]
Is this the world we want to live in?
I was horrified and sickened today to learn of the shooting in Connecticut where it is reported 27 people have been confirmed dead - 18 of which are reported to be children. My God, is this the world we want to live in? What must we do to curb this type of violence? What do we [...]
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