Anniversary

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I'm sure I'm not the only one who is remembering this day the 9th anniversary two tragic events in America's life.
The first is, of course, the shootings at Columbine. We remember this sad event and remember all the families affected by this violence. Unfortunately, on many of our campuses the underlying causes have not diminished. It is not enough to tell our children to all get along--there is more to it than that. It is education. Not learning about our difference, but learning about who we are and valuing life and understanding that is not about ourselves. That, however is a different subject for a different day.
The second is the annversary of the rape and murder of Callie Jo Larson in Waseca, Minnesota, on the same day as Columbine. We also remember her family and the 12-year-old who never got to see 13.
I wish we didn't have to remember these events, for I wish they never happened at all.