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Kristin Goss On Gun Control & Massacresnew
The author of Disarmed: The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America speaks about the issue of gun control in light of the mass shootings at Virginia Tech.
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Students Respond to Campus Killings Onlinenew
When tragedy struck Virginia Tech's campus last week, Facebook and other online forums became a primary method for students to ask questions, express reactions and grieve.
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
04-25-2007 |
Disasters
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Science Can't Predict Mass Murdernew
Predicting incidents of mass killing like the Virginia Tech shooting is like looking for a needle in a haystack, according to a human-behavior expert.
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
04-20-2007 |
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The Night After at Virginia Technew
People don't sleep in the aftermath of a national tragedy.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
04-18-2007 |
Disasters
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Post-Katrina New Orleans: Psyched Outnew
After the hurricane, the city has more stressed-out people and fewer psychiatrists -- and (big surprise) federal emergency "relief" doesn't cover most mentally ill patients.
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Hood Threatens Insurance Companiesnew
Attorney General Jim Hood is grappling with insurance companies.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
02-28-2007 |
Disasters
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Southern Discomfortnew
Sea Shepherd temporarily loses two crewmen in icy Antarctic waters during a clash with Japanese whalers.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
02-16-2007 |
Disasters
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Katrina's Marinasnew
Some of the storm's worst damage still sits, rotting, at the bottom of lakefront harbors -- with a cache of pollutants to boot.
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Calm After the Storm?new
Mental health aid is the first of a few cutoffs facing Katrina evacuees.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
01-23-2007 |
Disasters
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Insurance 'Bait and Switch'new
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood vows to go after insurance companies who denied coverage to victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
01-05-2007 |
Disasters
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Bad Deeds Unpunishednew
A digest of corruption in the aftermath of Katrina, and Gov. Haley Barbour's ties to the big money-makers.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
01-05-2007 |
Disasters
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The Dispossessednew
The flames that destroyed the Mizpah Hotel took 12 people's lives with them -- this is one man's terrifying tale of survival.
Reno News & Review |
D. Brian Burghart |
11-16-2006 |
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Bloodwaternew
Global warming hits home.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
09-06-2006 |
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Weeping With the Enemynew
Phyllis Rodriguez lost her son at the World Trade Center -- and then she found the mother of Zacarias Moussaoui.
The Village Voice |
Bernice Yeung |
09-06-2006 |
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What Would Happen?
New reports from USC and UCLA both argue that, whatever the local impacts, the national economy would not be severely strained, and would not suffer a recession if terrorists attacked the ports.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
09-01-2006 |
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