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Go to school, get shot

Posted on29 February 201219 April 2015Leave a comment

I have mixed feelings about this. The stated purpose of this column is to explain what America is really like, not to dwell on its extreme aspects. For example, I try to convince you that most Americans do not walk around carrying guns. But then something like this happens: once again, some deranged kid has brought a gun to school … >>

CategoriesCurrent eventsTagschildren, Colorado, guns, Ohio, violence

When “dog bites man” is news

Posted on1 December 201027 April 2015Leave a comment

The first snow of the year fell in Munich on Monday — a month late — and road traffic came to a standstill. How humbling it is that forces of nature can still put a stop to normal human activity! And how much it says about the human spirit that we always try to fight these forces. The bus was … >>

CategoriesCurrent events, LifeTagsanimals, business, New York, Ohio, weather

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