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Students Want Concealed Carry on Campus

April 15th, 2008 · 6 Comments

On April 7, less than a year after it was formed, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus passed the 25,000-members mark and made note of the fact that approximately one out of every 755 college students in the United States is now a member of the organization.

SCCC reached this milestone only days ahead of the [...]

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Blogger Reflects on Coverage of Top 2007 Stories

December 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Associated Press published it’s Top 10 stories of 2007 today, so I decided to highlight Bob McCarty Writes posts related to those topics:
1. VIRGINIA TECH KILLINGS
2. MORTGAGE CRISIS

3. IRAQ WAR
4. OIL PRICES
5. CHINESE EXPORTS
6. GLOBAL WARMING
7. BRIDGE COLLAPSE
8. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
9. IMMIGRATION DEBATE
10. IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM

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PR Vet Unsatisfied with Report on Virginia Tech Tragedy

August 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

As a public relations practitioner during most of the past 20 years, I’ve been “knee deep” in my share of crises, many of which involved losses of life and property. Upon learning of Virginia Tech University’s release yesterday of a report about the April 16 tragedy, I was eager to compare their findings [...]

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Former Classmates Say Cho Was ‘Victim’ of Ridicule

April 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Moments ago, Associated Press published an article about Cho Heung-Sui, citing individuals who say their former classmate-turned shooter was picked on, pushed around and laughed at over his shyness and the strange way he walked.
Note to People of the World: The fact that you’ve been ridiculed by someone does not justify any act(s) of heinous [...]

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Audio Link of Guest Radio Appearance Now Posted

April 18th, 2007 · No Comments

I mentioned in a post here yesterday that I would be a guest on the morning drive show, Allman in the Morning, on 97.1 FM Talk, the Fox News Radio outlet in St. Louis. The topic of the 7:10 a.m. interview was the handling of the crisis at Virginia Tech Monday, April 17. [...]

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