Displaying items 25-36 of 301
» View wsbt.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-26
•
Next >
-
Editorial: Cowards In Congress Fold On Background Checks
"Shame on you," two women yelled at senators Wednesday afternoon before they were escorted from the U.S. Capitol. The Senate deserved the opprobrium. It had just failed to advance a good amendment, born of bipartisan compromise and supported by more...
Tags: Lobbying, Politics, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), U.S. Congress, Elections
-
State Fires Worker Who Showed Lanza's Body To Her Husband At Morgue
The Hartford CourantConnecticut's chief medical examiner has fired a state employee who let her husband view the body of mass killer Adam Lanza in the morgue two days after the Dec. 14 Newtown school massacre, The Courant has learned. The employee, Jean Henry, was...Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, John G. Rowland, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Watertown
-
Newtown Victims To Now Divide $7.7 Million
The Hartford CourantAs a federal judge, Alan Nevas was used to dealing with everything from long-term oversight of state agencies to sentencing drug dealers. But, he said Thursday, nothing compares to the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. The...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Politics, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, PTA
-
Extra patrol at McCabe school is good
It is certainly nice to see that McCabe School is taking safety precautions seriously. I have noticed an increase in sheriff’s deputies visible throughout the mornings, patrolling during school hours and physically present after school during...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
-
Former Federal Judge To Help Decide Who Gets Sandy Hook Money, Sources Say
The Hartford CourantThe foundation charged with distributing more than $11 million donated after the Sandy Hook massacre is bringing in a former federal judge to help decide how that money will be allocated, two sources familiar with the selection said Thursday. Alan H....Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Middletown, United Way , Crime, Law and Justice
-
An Angry Obama Lashes Out At Senate's Rejection Of Gun Measures
The Hartford CourantAngered by a resounding defeat Wednesday of proposed gun control legislation that grew out of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, President Barack Obama stood outside the White House with parents of murdered Newtown first-graders and vowed: "This...Tags: Joe Biden, Firearms, Connecticut Gun Control Law (2013), Politics, Newspaper and Magazine
-
Fight against gun violence must go on despite setback in the Senate
I am ashamed to find out that the U.S. Senate has voted to oppose minimal, common-sense gun control legislation ("Defeat leaves gun control backers at a loss for strategy," April 19). Thankfully, both of our Maryland senators supported these measures,...Tags: Weaponry, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Assault
-
Shaun Ahmad: Conquer fear of terrorism with unity
It was the latter part of the afternoon on April 15 when I opened my Internet browser and saw the breaking news story about a bombing at the Boston Marathon. "Terrorist attack" was the first thought that came to my mind. We have been conditioned to think...Tags: Christianity, Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Islam, Roman Catholicism
-
Gun control fervor high, but as usual it will soon pass
This week the U.S. Senate will discuss the expansion of criminal background checks for gun buyers. Just months after one of the deadliest mass shootings by a single American, leading lawmakers suggest support for gun control legislation is bleak, and...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Interior Policy, U.S. Senate
-
Blumenthal: Not Giving Up On Gun Control
The Hartford CourantOn Wednesday, the Senate said no to America. But the American people will not take no for an answer. The first words I heard when Vice President Joe Biden banged the gavel to end the vote Wednesday on the gun purchasing background check bill were,...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Newspaper and Magazine, Elections
-
Elmhurst library board rejects request to stop carrying M-rated video games
Rejecting claims of a direct link between violent video games and violent behavior, Elmhurst Public Library board members Tuesday turned down requests by a small group of residents to change the library's selection policy for violent video games....
Tags: Wii, Arts and Culture, Gaming, Barack Obama, Anders Breivik
-
Obama: 'We Must Change'
The Hartford CourantPresident Obama exhorted the country not to forget Newtown Monday as Congress prepares for a historic gun control debate, delivering a speech that alternated between the poignancy of a memorial service, the enthusiasm of pep rally and the chilling...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Connecticut Gun Control Law (2013), Firearms, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
Apr 17, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 26, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
Apr 18, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 17, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 17, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 18, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 17, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 8, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Original site for Adam Lanza topic gallery.