Articles filed under Northern Illinois University shooting
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What if someone had been armed?Feb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - A killer enters a crowded megachurch in Colorado shortly after noon on Sunday, Dec. 9 and begins shooting. Other recent shootings include those at Northern Illinois Univ...
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Concealed carry safety is a fantasyFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Some people say we need to let college students have the right to carry concealed weapons so that they can protect themselves and others. Here's a possible scenario: Dea...
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Goudie's column missed the pointFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Chuck Goudie's column about the NIU shooter ("There were many red flags," Daily Herald, Feb. 16) focuses on the wrong problem. It wasn't that no one noticed that the yo...
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Lessons learned at NIU come back to the foreFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Jim Davis, NIU Class of '77. B.S. in Journalism. Frankly, I hadn't been thinking about that a lot lately. Until this past week. In that time, I thought more than once of...
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NIU gunman quietly crematedFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - As the five young students gunned down in a Northern Illinois University lecture hall were being memorialized by large crowds of mourners, the body of the shooter was qu...
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Solutions difficult but still imperativeFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - As a current college student at the University of Illinois, it is sad that I find myself walking to class questioning where I should sit to ensure my best chance at surv...
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Update on the NIU survivorsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - One more NIU shooting victim has been released from the hospital. Two students remain hospitalized. Lauren Debrauwere of Lake Barrington: Remained in fair condition Thur...
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Root cause is lack of gun controlFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - I want to send my sympathies to all the students, their families, faculty, and administration at NIU. Given my wife is a faculty member at NIU, I know how hard this is...
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NIU memorialsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Naperville Theme: "Through the Darkness into the Light ... We Remember" When: 7:30 tonight Where: St. Margaret Mary Parish, 1450 Green Trails Drive, Naperville Who: Op...
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Improve coverage for mental illnessFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The horrible tragedy at Northern Illinois University has sparked increased debate about gun control in this country. I think it is as important, and would be more produc...