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A grieving father's plea
WASHINGTON -- Most of our top elected officials probably didn't notice -- they were too busy making fools of themselves over an idiotic budget "crisis" of their own manufacture -- but something worth remembering happened in Washington this week: A...
Tags: Justice System, Shootings, Michael Bloomberg, Weaponry, Dianne Feinstein
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What Need For Secrecy In Newtown Investigation?
Timely information about the Newtown tragedy would answer a horrified public's questions about murders of 27 people Dec. 14. It could also better guide the legislature as it makes policy choices in reaction to the crime. Yet so far, lawmakers, the...
Tags: Judges, Murder, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Danbury
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Violent Video Game Bans Misguided
Violent video games featuring multiple killings and assorted other mayhem aren't advisable for children. But should they be banned or otherwise restricted by the state? That's the subject of bills recently introduced in the General Assembly. The...Tags: Gaming, U.S. Supreme Court, Entertainment, Lobbying, Antonin Scalia
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Help Needed For Troubled Kids, Not Tests For All
The Hartford CourantAmong the stories of vigils and bravery from Sandy Hook, one painful reflection was "I Am Adam Lanza's Mother." Written by Liza Long, it details a mother's unsuccessful attempt to obtain mental health services for her verbally abusive and mentally...Tags: Health, Parenting, Environmental Issues, Family, Mental Health
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The forgotten victim: Nancy Lanza
The philosopher Kahlil Gibran's meditation on children is a touching favorite among parents who have read "The Prophet." In it, he captures perfectly the helplessness we feel as our children go out into the world, into the future, and necessarily...
Tags: Barack Obama, Schizophrenia, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Obama's Potemkin gun plan
Political trends come and go in response to events. Gun control was the rage during the Clinton administration, but over the past decade or so it became an obsolete cause. After the horrific crimes in Newtown and Aurora, though, it's staging a comeback....
Tags: Wade Michael Page, Laws, Newspaper and Magazine, Barack Obama, Weaponry
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Enough talk. Time to act.
President Barack Obama and the National Rifle Association do agree on something: No amount of legislation can prevent every evil act. In his remarks on gun violence Wednesday, Obama acknowledged what gun enthusiasts have been saying for decades:...
Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Laws, Barack Obama, Weaponry, U.S. Senate
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Protecting schools from shooters vs more guns on the street
Capitol IdeasYo! I got a Harrisburg-style democracy for yous about violence and guns. In one section of the Capitol on Wednesday, state and local police joined with teachers to discuss school safety before the state Senate Education and Veterans Affairs and...... -
COURANT/FRONTLINE INVESTIGATION: Raising Adam Lanza
The Hartford CourantShortly after her move from New Hampshire to Newtown in 1998, Nancy Lanza had good news about her troubled son. "Adam is doing well here, and seems to be enjoying the new school," Lanza wrote to a friend back in Kingston, N.H., in a Feb. 9, 1999, email....Tags: Gaming, Laws, Health and Medical Professionals, Lifestyle and Leisure, Frontline Limited
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A Methodical Massacre: Horror And Heroics
The Hartford CourantAdam Lanza blasted his way into the Sandy Hook Elementary School. He fired a half-dozen thunderous rounds from a semiautomatic rifle to open a hole big enough to step through in one of the school's glass doors. Once inside, he had to make a choice....Tags: Gaming, Teaching and Learning, Laws, Shootings, Psychologists
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With Chan-wook Park's 'Stoker,' Nicole Kidman does an about-face
Nicole Kidman has been pushing in some unusual directions lately. But that adventurousness takes on an entirely new dimension in Chan-wook Park’s “Stoker,” a movie focusing on an unstable woman who lives in a Gothic house (Kidman), her...
Tags: Wentworth Miller, Film Festivals, Movies, Mia Wasikowska, Lee Daniels
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Tonight: ‘NCIS’ shocker; ‘Cult’ premiere; ‘Body of Proof’ return
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe highlights Tuesday night: 1. “NCIS” will give Rocky Carroll a dramatic workout as Director Leon Vance, who's still mourning his slain wife. In the episode at 8 on CBS, Vance finds disturbing information that CBS says “causes him to...
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