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Oklahoma: Perspective from people who lose everything
By DAN CALABRESE - Gratitude. Yesterday we all watched with heavy hearts as an entire town was destroyed. In Moore, Oklahoma, we're told that as many as 3,500 homes were flattened by the massive tornado that swept through the town, while the deaths of as many as 30 children at one elementary school broke the ... continue reading
Links to donation opportunities for Oklahoma relief effort
By CLARK BARROW - Give generously. Since we know that many Americans are eager to help with the Oklahoma relief effort, we thought it would be useful to provide a few links to organizations that are making a difference and can benefit from donations. Included below is a short list of relief organizations that are ... continue reading
LIVE VIDEO: Oklahoma City tornado coverage
By DAN CALABRESE - Pray. Horrible events in Oklahoma City this afternoon, as a massive tornado struck the city - said at one point to be two-and-a-half miles wide. We don't know yet if there were casualties but this sounds really bad. We're going to go ahead and embed live video coverage via Yahoo! and ABC News ... continue reading
Evil in Cleveland
By DAN CALABRESE - Monster. None of us can really get inside the mind of a monster like Ariel Castro, and honestly I don't care to. One can only imagine the legion of demons that directs the thinking and the actions of such a man, and the best we can say is that there is surely no way he will ever see freedom ... continue reading
Police say they've killed one of two Boston Marathon suspects; at-large suspect identified as Dzhokar A. Tzarnaev
By DAN CALABRESE - Developing . . . A developing story as of this moment. Police in Massachusetts say they have killed one of the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects in a standoff in the city of Watertown. The other suspect is still at large. The standoff arose from a robbery at a 7/11 in Cambridge. Here is more ... continue reading
Absolute horror: Texas explosion levels 8-12 blocks
By DAN CALABRESE - Devastation. This has certainly been the week for jaw-dropping events that leave a columnist coming up empty for much that's meaningful to say. The West, Texas explosion is many degrees worse than Boston simply in terms of the number of deaths and injuries, which is not to minimize those ... continue reading
A fallen world grapples with evil
By DAN CALABRESE - God, love and spiritual victory in the wake of Newtown. Newtown is not the first unspeakable act of horror that has saddened the nation and caused us to engage in all kinds of self-examination. Columbine, Virginia Tech and even 9/11 itself were only a few of history's recent heart-wrenching ... continue reading
27 dead in Connecticut elementary school shooting
By DAN CALABRESE - There are no words. I have no words of wisdom or scintillating analysis. Just pray for these people. My God. Reuters reports: At least 27 people, including children, were killed on Friday when at least one shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, CBS ... continue reading
Chick-Fil-A, Gay Marriage & Tolerance in America
Much has been said lately regarding the comments made by Dan Cathy, President and COO of Chick-Fil-A, regarding gay marriage. In a recent interview, Cathy expressed his personal support for traditional marriage, which is between a man and a woman, and was suddenly caught in a firestorm of opposition and ... continue reading
Guns, Good, Evil, and The Elite
I was raised with guns. My Dad was a veteran and a cop. He made it through his entire career without ever firing his weapon. He was also an award winning marksman who believed in training and safety. He drilled that into all of us kids, and everyone else that he mentored. Dad not only taught us how to shoot, ... continue reading