Sunday marked the two-year anniversary of the shootings at Kirkwood (Mo.) City Hall that left six dead, including two police officers and the gunman, and would later claim the life of Mayor Mike Swoboda. A memorial walkway is under construction in Kirkwood at this time. To read my posts about the Kirkwood shootings, click here [...]
Kirkwood Marks Second Anniversary of Shootings
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments
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‘We’ve Got Their Backs’ Rally in Kirkwood Friday
October 13th, 2009 · No Comments
Patriotic Americans in the St. Louis area are invited to attend the “We’ve Got Their Backs” rally Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Kirkwood (Mo.) City Hall, located at 139 South Kirkwood Road (map). This one-hour event, being organized by three representatives of several area grassroots groups, is intended not only to show support for U.S. [...]
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Top 25 Posts Propel Blog to Record-Setting Year
December 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments
It’s been another record-setting year at Bob McCarty Writes. Three days shy of the new year, this blog has logged more than 1.9 million page views and attracted nearly 500,000 unique visitors. Much of this blog’s success is due to the popularity of 25 most-viewed posts published on this blog during 2008. The headlines and [...]
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Might More Firearms Have Helped in Kirkwood?
February 9th, 2008 · 10 Comments
After watching a local television station’s interview of City Attorney John Hessel, I couldn’t help but think how he and other victims of Thursday night’s shooting tragedy in Kirkwood, Mo., might have fared better with the help of concealed firearms. Taking place both outside and inside the St. Louis suburb’s city council building, the senseless [...]
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Kirkwood City Attorney Recounts Survival
February 8th, 2008 · 10 Comments
Mandy Murphey of KTVI-TV in St. Louis recorded a riveting video interview of Kirkwood City Attorney John Hessel who survived the Kirkwood City Hall shootings after standing face to face with gunman Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton Thursday night. To watch the video, click here. *** To read other posts about the Kirkwood City Hall shootings, [...]
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Kirkwood Shooter’s Brother Describes ‘Act of War’
February 8th, 2008 · 6 Comments
When I spoke to Gerald Thornton this morning, his manner was cold and matter-of-fact. Perhaps, he was tired after answering questions from so many news media reporters, producers and photographers on the plaza across the street from Kirkwood City Hall this morning. Self-described as the “disabled” older brother of Kirkwood shooter Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton, [...]
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Kirkwood Community Resolves to Carry On
February 8th, 2008 · 4 Comments
I arrived in downtown Kirkwood, Mo., just after 10 o’clock local time this morning in time to receive a handout from Officer Tracy Panus of the St. Louis County Police Department. Printed on city letterhead, the handout — not a news release or background paper — spoke volumes about the bonds that tie the people [...]
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