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Remembering the Oklahoma City bombing
Posted on April 19, 2010December 15, 2024

Remembering the Oklahoma City bombing

Fifteen years ago today Timothy McVeigh’s bomb shattered the tranquility of a bright spring morning in Oklahoma City. It doesn’t seem possible that so much time has passed. Yet in Oklahoma this month, they actually had to pass a law to ensure the story will be included in basic school curricula because today’s students, most … Continue reading Remembering the Oklahoma City bombing

Posted on April 19, 2008May 24, 2021

Remembering

Oklahoma City Bombing April 19, 1995 Continue reading Remembering

Peace symbol once said to represent bomber
Posted on April 4, 2008July 23, 2025

Peace symbol once said to represent bomber

It’s hard to believe the widely recognized peace symbol is 50 years old today, but downright scary to think that the Vietnam war protests were 40 years ago. I was the right age to march in one of those protests, although our march emphasized support for the troops and the nation (“Color us red, white, … Continue reading Peace symbol once said to represent bomber

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