Articles filed under Northern Illinois University shooting
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There's no reason to raze Cole HallMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The lecture hall at NIU is relatively new and there is absolutely no reason for it to be torn down and replaced costing an almost bankrupt state $40 million. Public Offi...
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Guns have never loaded themselvesMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I find it quite amusing when one letter writer had used a silly riddle. Another amusing letter is the one who wants to take away the Second Amendment and penalize all th...
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Our heritage of guns and tragedyMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The horror at Northern Illinois University has unleashed a torrent of mail offering solutions, with many recommending people should carry guns for their own protection. ...
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Goudie was wrong in pointing fingerMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The NIU tragedy has hit hard in our family. My son-in-law, oldest daughter and I are all NIU graduates. My younger daughter will be graduating in May from Northern. All ...
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There is a ray of hope for societyMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Thursday morning, after two solid weeks of being inundated with blaring headlines and articles detailing every facet of the tragedy at NIU, and wading through seemingly ...
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People, not guns, are the problemMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - If you were to throw an assault rifle, two sniper rifles and 10 handguns into a lecture hall, how many people would they kill or injure? None, because guns do not kill p...
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For some, the grief is just beginningMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - As I prepared to leave work on Feb. 14, I was paged to report to the office. The secretary was quick to say "Every thing is OK." Then said there had been a shooting at ...
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The healing begins with forgivenessMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After the Amish school shootings, the victims families visited the gunman's family to forgive and empathize with them on the afternoon of the shooting. They could not l...
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Goudie unfair to family, friendsMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - I see that Chuck Goudie is patting himself on the back for seeing oh so clearly all the supposed red flags that the NIU shooter was setting off. Of course, to have seen ...
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Kotowski measure infringes on rightsMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - I disagree with Sen. Kotowski's letter on Feb. 24. The law, SB940 is an infringement upon a citizens constitutional right to privacy, due to an over reaction to the Virg...