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Columbine parents praise essay by mom of shooter

Parents and survivors of the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School are saying good things about an essay released Tuesday by the mother of shooter Dylan Klebold.

Cyberbullying laws won't save your children

Is it better or worse to bully someone if you're using the Internet?

Dozens 'lie down' at Capitol for Columbine event

Dozens of people participated in a "lie-down" at Colorado's state Capitol Monday to demand stricter gun control and mark the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings. Thirteen people representing those killed at Columbine lay like spokes of a wheel at the west steps of the Capitol. They had wrapped blue and white ribbons around their necks, the official colors of the suburban Denver school.

Winfrey cancels program on Columbine anniversary

Oprah Winfrey decided Monday to pull an already-taped episode of her talk show that was to mark the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, saying it "focused too much on the killers."

10 years on, Columbine principal still on the job

Columbine High School principal Frank DeAngelis speaks easily, almost matter-of-factly, about the personal price he paid after the massacre at his school: His marriage of 17 years collapsed, he suffered anxiety attacks and he still carries survivor's guilt.

Sunset vigil marks Columbine's 10th anniversary

Hundreds attended a sunset candlelight vigil on Sunday to honor the 13 victims of the Columbine High School massacre on the eve of its 10th anniversary.

Columbine survivors: An update

An update on three survivors of the Columbine High attack on April 20, 1999:

Columbine students strive 10 years after massacre

The "boy in the window" — who fell bloodied and paralyzed into the arms of rescuers during the horrifying Columbine High shooting rampage — is doing just fine.

Columbine families recall loved ones

Lauren Townsend's parents recently were invited to attend the university graduation of a student who had received a scholarship in their daughter's name.

Shoot first: Columbine transformed police tactics

The first officers on the scene had never trained for what they found at Columbine High School: No hostages. No demands. Just killing.

1,000 gather to commemorate Columbine victims

With words of hope and healing, Coloradans on Monday marked the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings that left 12 students and a teacher dead.

Rosie Says She's Treated for Depression

Rosie O'Donnell says she began being treated for depression after the Columbine school shootings and hangs upside down for up to a half-hour a day to improve her mental state. When gunmen killed 13 people at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999, O'Donnell said she felt as if it had happened to her children.

Columbine Evacuated After Bomb Threat

Columbine High School, the site of the nation's deadliest school shooting eight years ago, was evacuated Thursday after a bomb threat was called in, authorities said.

Columbine Game Pulled From Festival

A key sponsor has withdrawn from an alternative media festival and six video game makers have pulled their entries over organizers' rejection of a game depicting the Columbine High School massacre.

Counselor: U.S. 'Wiser' Since Columbine

Seven years later, counselor Harriet Hall still isn't sure what sparked the deadly rampage at Columbine High School, but she believes the nation is better prepared to deal with such violence.

Columbine Killers' Writings Released

Authorities released nearly 1,000 pages of new documents from the Columbine High School massacre Thursday, including step-by-step plans written by the two killers as they gleefully plotted the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.

Columbine Video Game Draws Relatives' Ire

An online game based on the Columbine High School massacre is drawing criticism from relatives of those who died in the 1999 attack, including a father who says it trivializes the actions of the two teen killers.

Colo. Sheriff Asks Families About Tapes

Authorities are asking victims of the Columbine High School attack and their families whether recordings and journals made by the teenage gunmen should be made public.

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Columbine Victim's Father Trying to Launch Chain of Kindness in VA
Source: whsv.com

A decade after his daughter was shot and killed at school, a father honored his daughter's life by spreading kindness.

GNW: Columbine Parents Praise Essay by Mom of Shooter
Source: TheDenverChannel.com

Susan Klebold made the most detailed public remarks by any parent of the two Columbine killers in an essay published in "O" magazine. She is the mother of Dylan Klebold.

Columbine killer's mom: 'No inkling' on son
Source: msnbc.com

DENVER - In the first detailed public remarks by any parent of the two Columbine killers, Dylan Klebold's mother says she had no idea her son was suicidal until she read his journals after the 1999 high school massacre.

Father of Murdered Columbine Daughter Rebukes Congress | William Cody Bateman
Source: codybateman.org

On Thursday, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado, was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee.

Supreme Court Hears Strip-Search Case
Source: NPR

A lawyer for a 13-year-old girl strip-searched by school officials looking for prescription-strength ibuprofen pills has told the Supreme Court that the administrators needed better information than what they had before doing such a humiliating search.

4/20/99

Not many days on the calendar are notable. Today stands out for a number of reasons. I created a horrible cup in the make your own pottery place in the Oregon district as spring was just hitting full-force in Dayton, Ohio. Do you recall this literal freak of nature?

Dozens 'lie down' at Capitol for Columbine event on Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

although this is a tragic event, i don't think gun laws have to become more strict. if anything...they need to become more relaxed. everybody who is for stricter laws obviously don't own or at the very least shoot guns.

History of Violence: Columbine, Ten Years Later
Source: The Propeller Blog

Ten years ago today, two teenagers initiated a bloodbath at their local high school--and made the word Columbine synonymous with arbitrary, agonizing violence. At the time, reporters and television crews swarmed the small town of Littleton, Colorado, located not far from Denver.

Columbine left its indelible mark on pop culture
Source: CNN

The massacre of students and a teacher within the seemingly safe hallways of Columbine High School reverberated so strongly that its reflection can be found in the creations of multiple artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers over the past decade.

Columbine Shootings

I remember that day so vividly in my mind. I was setting on the floor of my living room with tears streaming down my face. Living all the way across the country did not help the pain I felt for the students, and the families that had lost a loved one.

Parents of Harris, Klebold largely stayed silent
Source: The Denver Post

Questions and criticism have hung over the parents of Columbine perpetrators Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold virtually from the start, but a decade later the families have yet to make any expansive public statements.

Columbine questions we still haven't answered
Source: Salon.com

As Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold's posthumous infamy turns 10 on April 20, I wish I were surprised that Columbine-like shootings are still happening, or even that our national discussion about violence hasn't yet matured past gun control and video games.

Columbine questions we still don't ponder
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

As Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold's posthumous infamy turns 10 on Monday, I wish I were surprised that Columbine-like shootings are still happening, or even that our national discussion about violence hasn't yet matured past gun control and video games.

Evil, Freedom and Forgiveness: Two Years After the Shootings In Norris Hall, A VT Professor and Student Challenge The Nature of Evil Itself
Source: collegiatetimes.com

For Edward Weisband and Courtney Thomas, the journey began with a minor linguistic slippage. They had included a word on the tail end of a co-authored paper - a professor of political science and a Ph.D.

Columbine's 'Boy in the Window' (Warning: Graphic Video Included)
Source: ESPN.com

Editor's Note: April 20 is the 10th anniversary of the tragic Columbine High School shootings in suburban Denver.

Columbine: What are your thoughts, ten years later?

Ten years ago, on April 20, 1999, the nation – and the world – looked on in shock as two 17-year-olds, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, went on a vicious gun rampage at Columbine High School in Colorado, killing fellow 12 students and a teacher.

Book Review #10- Columbine By Dave Cullen

I recieved this book last night from Amazon and after spending most of the night reading it(and the fact that I'm reviewing it today of all days...), I have to say that it was an intresting book which was better than I thought it would be.

Why do kids kill? Book investigates
Source: msnbc.com

Shortly after the massacre at Columbine High School, a question popped into Peter Langman's mind: What would possess a child to pick up a gun, take it to school and mow down his classmates?

Savage: "[T]here's gonna be a wholesale firing of competent white men in the United States government"
Source: Media Matters for America

"[W] hen you're socially promoted, you wind up as president of the United States.

Caylee Anthony will join 'the angels on the wall'
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

LEESBURG - The names of more than 90 murdered children -- including Polly Klaas, JonBenet Ramsey and Julian King, the nephew of singer-actress Jennifer Hudson -- decorate concrete blocks that sit in Don Williams' front yard.

Judge: Pa. attack plot teen making progress
Source: msnbc.com

A teenager who assembled a weapons cache and asked a friend to join him in a Columbine-style attack will remain in a juvenile facility but can move to a less restrictive unit, a judge said.

A Passing Sense of Magic

I lost Rachel when I was 16-years-old. Torn out of my life like, suddenly, cruelly, irreversibly. No more laughter in the dark theatre, no more ridiculously silly situations.

Finnish Gunman Fascinated with Columbine Shootings
Source: thedenverchannel.com

It was Finland's second school massacre in less than a year and the two attacks had eerie similarities.

A First - Major Feature-length Film debuting as Free Download - Poll added

Featuring major stars and American Hero Michael Moore, the movie will debut as a DVD-quality download. From Moore's letter announcing the release;

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