CONNECTICUT
Week after school massacre, new gunman details emerge
Adam Lanza good with computers, but rarely spoke.
By Katie Zezima , December 23, 2012
PARKER: Talking won’t fix what happened in Newtown
Love is not just a valentine. It is a covenant with the greater good. It involves charity, compassion, empathy, self-sacrifice and, yes, listening.
By Kathleen Parker , December 20, 2012
OUR VIEW: Action must follow Newtown talk, tears
Last Friday, students at L.B. Williams Elementary School in Mitchell were making gingerbread houses. So were students at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
By Editorial board , December 20, 2012
Johnson: All options on table after shooting
Senator declines to stake out clear positions; Thune and Noem similarly vague.
By Denise Ross , December 20, 2012
TV icon’s words on ‘caring people’ go viral following Conn. shooting
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world.” — Mister Rogers
By MAURA JUDKIS , December 19, 2012
OUR VIEW: Don’t blame news media for Friday’s shootings
In what appears to be a hoax, someone claiming to be Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman blamed the media for Friday’s tragic school shooting.
Friday night, the social media site Facebook lit up after a long scroll attributed to Freeman was posted online. In the comments, the writer said the reason for the latest tragedy is “because of the way the media reports it.”
By Editorial board , December 18, 2012
Newtown holds the first funerals for shooting victims
NEWTOWN, Conn. — A grief-stricken Newtown on Monday began burying the littlest victims of the school massacre, starting with two 6-year-old boys — one of them a big football fan, the other a mischievous, whip-smart youngster whose twin sister survived the rampage.
By ALLEN G. BREED and HELEN O’NEILL , December 17, 2012
Shooting victims remembered
NEWTOWN, Conn. — At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn’t get enough of, or for always saying grace at dinner.
December 16, 2012
President openly grapples for bigger answers
NEWTOWN, Conn. — He spoke for a nation in sorrow, but the slaughter of all those little boys and girls left President Barack Obama, like so many others, reaching for words.
By BEN FELLE and JIM KUHNHENN , December 16, 2012
Staffers hailed as heroes after Conn. shooting
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A worker who turned on the intercom, alerting others in the building that something was very wrong. A custodian who risked his life by running through the halls warning of danger. A clerk who led 18 children on their hands and knees to safety, then gave them paper and crayons to keep them calm and quiet.
By AP , December 16, 2012
Police, world wonder about Conn. shooting motive
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions about why the gunman, a 20-year-old described as brilliant but remote, would have been driven to such a crime and how he chose his victims.
By JIM FITZGERALD and JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN , December 15, 2012
Obama pledges 'meaningful action' after shooting
President tearful while calling for response to Connecticut school fatalities.
By Ben Feller , December 15, 2012
View your ad here! Cost effective targeted advertising.
Contextual advertising starting as low as $79/month. This includes targeted ad delivery and search results!
Add your business to the Marketplace »
RSS Feeds