Articles filed under Northern Illinois University shooting
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NIU tragedy calls for drastic actionFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I write this with a great deal of sadness in the wake of the great tragedy at NIU. We need to write our legislature and demand that we get the guns off the streets. We s...
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Tips on dealing with anxiety, lossFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Experts offered the following tips for students, staff and other members of the NIU community in the aftermath of Thursday's shootings: • Talk about it: Ask for support ...
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Government failed us once again at NIUFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - After the Northern Illinois University incident, I've noticed the usual rhetoric from the anti-gun zealots demanding even more gun laws. I do not think that laws are the...
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Grief counselors help NIU staff begin healing processFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Shaken but resolved, Northern University staff said putting students first would get them through the difficult days ahead. This morning, marked the start of a return to...
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NIU staff back, prepared to 'keep going'Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois University is adjusting to a "new normal." Tuesday morning, faculty and staff got a look at it as they returned to the DeKalb campus for the first time...
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NIU's Phillips draws strength from 'true greatness in people'Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Jim Phillips sounds like he swallowed the remnants of a pothole-repair effort. But neither the gravel in his throat nor the exhaustion in his limbs can compare to the pa...
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Let us carry guns for self-defenseFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The tragedies at NIU, Lane Bryant, Virginia Tech and Brown's Chicken are horrific beyond measure. Our prayers reach out through heaven to the families and their lost so...
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Goudie a master of 20-20 hindsightFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I can't believe how lucky we are to have Chuck Goudie. His column in the Feb. 18th paper spells out all the "red flags" of the NIU shooting in such detail that even th...
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Red flags existed; we didn't noticeFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Reports initially said absolutely no red flags existed to predict the NIU gunman would open fire on a classroom full of students. Red flags are not painted over night....
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Attack problem at source -- the ammoFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I read today a bit about the company that sold equipment to the person who did the shooting at NIU. In it, the owner states he sold this person two magazines that hold 3...