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Mitch PerryJune 19, 2015

The Charleston shootings on Wednesday night was clearly an act of domestic terrorism. The racial element was also first and foremost in the young killer’s motivation. Now what? “At some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries,” […]

Marc YachtDecember 19, 2013

Although the recent slaying of a Zephyrhills High School student was not part of a school rampage, it does bring home Florida’s vulnerability to a school incident. Furthermore, on the eve of the anniversary of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy, an apparently well-known and liked Colorado student brought a shotgun to school and shot one girl critically, […]

Guest AuthorDecember 9, 2013

On Dec. 14, President Obama will mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook. Here’s what the nation should agree to — no parent should ever have to endure the tragedy of burying his or her child. And that’s where the agreement will end. Obama will use this opportunity to insult gun owners, […]

Julie DelegalNovember 27, 2013

As we approach the anniversary of one of the saddest days in recent history, Adam Lanza, the man who murdered 20 first graders and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School, has reappeared in the news. This week, the Connecticut State Police released a report that compiles odd details about the shooter’s life. But, as […]

Guest AuthorOctober 27, 2013

There are any number of things I could have written about on this day: How HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is falling on her sword for her boss, the President, taking the blame for the horrendous debut of the Affordable Care Act website. How Texas Sen. Ted Cruz shouted “it is terrific to be back in […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 6.19.15 – American terrorism, continued

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