Booster Seat Test Oct 21, 2009
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (WUSA) -- "You're getting to be a big boy, and now it's dime for you to get a new car seat," says Deborah Barth. (W-USA News, DC)
Bill Clinton Campaigns For Deeds Oct 21, 2009
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (WUSA) -- President Bill Clinton campaigned for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds in McLean Tuesday. (W-USA News, DC)
Teen accused of plot to attack school on Columbine anniversary Oct 21, 2009
Teen had been told he resembled Columbine shooter, police say ... NEW YORK (CNN) -- A 15-year-old boy remained in a psychiatric facility Tuesday after Monroe, New York, police arrested him in connection with a plot to attack his former high school on the anniversary of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, police said ... The boy told police investigators he had been bullied by fellow students and had been told that he resembled Columbine shooter Eric Harris, the press release said. (CNN)
'Zero tolerance' debate grows Oct 21, 2009
After the Columbine High School and Virginia Tech shootings, schools rapidly expanded the list of other weapons that would not be tolerated to the point that in some places a 1. 5-inch pocketknife is considered on par with a gun. (Albany Times Union)
Outlawing Manhood Oct 20, 2009
And while they were ostensibly instituted to stop kids from bringing weapons on campus following the 1999 Columbine massacre, they re actually just another tool which liberals and over zealous school board members use to war against manhood. This has been clearly demonstrated during the past few weeks with the suspensions of Eagle Scout Matthew Whalen of Troy, New York and Cub Scout Zachary Christie of Newark, Delaware. (Human Events Online)
MHS runners host Montrose relays Oct 19, 2009
MONTROSE The Montrose High School hosted the annual cross country relay meet this Saturday at Columbine Field ... Courtesy Photo / Gary Shellhorn Members of the Montrose High School cross country team race-off from the starting line during the Montrose Relays held at Columbine Field Saturday morning. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Shots ring out at Western Oct 19, 2009
"My stomach was in my throat. ... I was thinking this is Columbine all over again," said Margie Rearich, who fielded a call from her husband at about 7 a.m. informing her of the shooting. Rearich, who was at Western Tuesday afternoon to pick up her son Nick, a freshman, said she calmed down after she learned details of the incident. (Yahoo News -- School Violence)
Middle school students vow to make a difference Oct 18, 2009
DAYTONA BEACH -- Rachel Scott was the first of 12 students killed during the tragic campus shootings at Colorado's Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. Her personal acts prior to her death, coupled with the contents of her six diaries, have become the foundation for "Rachel's Challenge," a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging young people to be compassionate and helpful and start a "chain reaction of kindness and compassion.". (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
School Chief Sticks to 'Zero Tolerance' for Eagle Scout Oct 17, 2009
" Zero-tolerance policies for weapons were widely put in place following the passage of the 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act; they became more popular after the 1999 Columbine High School massacre. But in recent years the rigid rules have come under increasing fire in school districts across the country. Texas eased its law statewide in early October. Bryan Whalen said that hundreds of e-mails, calls and letters have been sent on his son's behalf to the school district urging a change in the policy,... (Fox News)
RAPers learn all about H1N1 virus, vaccine Oct 17, 2009
Carman said the district has an overall emergency plan that was devised after the Columbine shooting incident several years ago. The middle school has been used in a communitywide disaster drill and there have been a couple of lock downs at the schools since then. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
SICK: Game show fakes sniper attack... Oct 16, 2009
What do you think those that were affected by the Columbine shootings feel about this. What in the hell is wrong with people. (The Drudge Report)
Rocky Mountain Commercial Real Estate Expo set for Nov. 10 Oct 16, 2009
David Boyles, chairman/director of Columbine Capital Corp., Buena Vista Columbine is the holding company for Collegiate Peaks Bank. John Ikard, president/CEO of FirstBank Holding Co., Lakewood Ikard has been FirstBank s chief executive since 1999, and started with the lender in 1981. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Brother Of Columbine Victim Spreads Message Of Anti-Violence In Schools Oct 15, 2009
Showing a PowerPoint video that contrasted news videos of the Columbine massacre with photos of his smiling sister and uplifting quotes from her journal, he said his sister was inspired by the words of. Rachel Scott often went out of her way for others, stopping to help someone with a flat tire or speaking out against bullying, he said. (FOX61, CT)
Yosemite High bomb scare was a prank Oct 15, 2009
Prosecutor: Accused teen mentioned Columbine. A prosecutor says a teen accused in a potential plot against his western Colorado high school had sought information about explosives so he could "go Columbine" on his school ... Savage says Johnson also talked about Columbine High School, where two student gunmen killed 12 students, a teacher and themselves in 1999. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Columbine Shooter's Mother Speaks Out For First Time Oct 15, 2009
Susan Klebold made the most detailed public remarks by any parent of the two Columbine killers in an , The Oprah Magazine. She said in the essay she had "no inkling" her son was suicidal or depressed. (W-USA News, DC)
UPDATE: Fight breaks out after bomb scare at Danvers High School Oct 14, 2009
I was scared, said Coutinho, who talked about having recently seen Rachel s Challenge, an anti-bullying school program that recalls the life of Rachel Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine massacre in April 1999 ... She had returned to Danvers High School after spending her sophomore year at Columbine High School in Colorado, when two boys killed 12 students and one teacher and injured many others before killing themselves. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
'No Inkling of Son's Battle': Columbine Shooter's Mom Shares Story Oct 14, 2009
Gayle King on Susan Klebold: Mother of Columbine Shooter Dylan Klebold Shares Story - ABC News ... Columbine Shooter Dylan Klebold's Mother Shares Story. (ABC News)
Click to read: Cub Scout: Utensil Suspension Unfair Oct 14, 2009
Zero tolerance policies were instituted in many school districts across the country, at least in part due to violence at Columbine and Virginia Tech, the report notes. Their rigid enforcement is designed to eliminate the appearance of bias or discrimination on the part of school officials. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Mother of Columbine shooter speaks out Oct 14, 2009
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. "Dylan changed everything I believed about myself, about God, about family and about love.". (Channelnewsasia.com)
Oregon man get probation for stabbing ex's fish Oct 14, 2009
Columbine killer's mom: 'No inkling' son suicidal. 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 ... Susan Klebold's essay in next month's issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, says she is still struggling to make sense of what happened when her son and Eric Harris killed 12 students and a teacher in the shooting rampage at Columbine High... (Fresno Bee)
Boy Scout, 6, Suspended for Fork Oct 13, 2009
Zero tolerance policies were instituted in many school districts across the country, at least in part due to violence at Columbine and Virginia Tech, the report notes ... A Swiss Army knife in the hands of a six year old is not anywhere close to the automatic weapons used at Columbine and Virginia Tech by much much older persons, and to assume a worst case scenario then suspend the child is beyond all sense of normalcy ... When Columbine high school happened, the conservatives bent over... (CBS News)
CMS students Zeta Eirtree (left) and Olivia Cole were among many students Oct. 6 to sign up for Rachels Challenge, a program - formed after the Columbine High School massacre - that aims to motivate students to positive changes in the way they treat others. (Photo by Sara Loven) Oct 13, 2009
CMS students Zeta Eirtree (left) and Olivia Cole were among many students Oct. 6 to sign up for Rachels Challenge, a program - formed after the Columbine High School massacre - that aims to motivate students to positive changes in the way they treat others. (Photo by Sara Loven). (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Columbine's Mom Oct 12, 2009
DENVER (AP) - The mother of Columbine killer Dylan Klebold says ... of Columbine killers Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris ... The 1999 shooting rampage at Columbine High School in suburban. (FOX19.com, OH)
Best from Sunday Oct 12, 2009
DENVER - The mother of Columbine killer Dylan Klebold says she has been studying suicide in the decade since the high school massacre but had no idea her son was suicidal until she read his journals after his death. ZURICH - Turkey and Armenia signed a landmark agreement Saturday to establish diplomatic relations and open their sealed border after a century of enmity, as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton helped the two sides clear a last-minute snag. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Teachers get crash course in evolving world of bullying Oct 12, 2009
STRANGER~ wrote on Oct 11, 2009 8:08 AM:" I agree with Daisy,plus it's not so much of a student commiting suicide but a couple of boys dressed in black re-creating Columbine. ". Harry Potter wrote on Oct 11, 2009 9:05 AM:" We shouldn't have to rely on our schools to solve this problem. Teaching your children to act responsibly in public starts at home. This is just another case of parents abdicating their responsiblity and asking the schools to do their job of proper parenting. Ironically, it's... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Columbine Killer's Mom: 'No Inkling' Son Suicidal Oct 11, 2009
Columbine Killer's Mom: 'No Inkling' Son Suicidal ... Columbine Killer's Mom: 'No Inkling' Son Suicidal ... 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. (Newsmax)
AP Top News at 7:29 p.m. EDT Oct 11, 2009
Columbine killer's mom: 'No inkling' son suicidal. US lead in danger. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Columbine Mom: "No Inkling" Son Suicidal Oct 11, 2009
Dylan Klebold is shown in a 1998 yearbook photo from Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo ... Five survivors of the brutal attacks at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo ... Two students went on shooting spree at Columbine High School, killing 13 people before committing suicide. (CBS News)
Michael Moore's latest movie questions capitalism, Congress Oct 10, 2009
danielh wrote on Oct 6, 2009 8:59 PM:" Michael Moore is good at misleading and false advertising, and even promising one agenda within the body of his documentaries, and then switching the agenda; and, he also gives a thesis which is not defended.Bowling for Columbine, I thought, great! I'll watch a pro-2nd amendment presentation.Opposing congress is a good thing, but I doubt he is capable of supporting his own agenda with true facts. ". dyan wrote on Oct 6, 2009 8:40 PM:" Gator: while you're... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Finding beautiful people Oct 9, 2009
They were views reiterated in his interview in the 2002 Michael Moore film Bowling for Columbine, after he was one of several artists accused of, through their music, inciting the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in which a teacher and 12 students were slain by two fellow students. Amid the film's deep well of emotionally, religiously and pro-NRA-fuelled testimonials and grabs, Manson surprised many critics with his measured and thoughtful responses to Moore's questioning. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Anti-bullying program impresses at Danvers Hight School Oct 9, 2009
Starting a chain reaction of kindness and compassion was the mission of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado 10 years ago ... Television news footage and images captured from within Columbine as two student perpetrators, Eric Harris and Dylan Kebold, carried out the pre-meditated massacre were shown, as well as funeral footage and poignant interviews, including that of Scott s brother, Craig ... Also a Columbine student, he was... (Danvers Herald, MA)
how to troll Oct 9, 2009
Not feelin how horrorcore turned into this columbine killing spree type of genre. Necro and ill bill are as good as it gets which isnt sayin much. (Harper's Magazine)
Zombies Take Over Box Office Oct 6, 2009
Overture is counting on "Capitalism" to stick around for an extended box-office run, as did "Fahrenheit 9/11" and other Moore hits such as "Sicko" and "Bowling for Columbine.". "Where most movies are a two-week story, Michael's movies play for a long time," said Kyle Davies, Overture head of distribution. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Fans Feast On Undead As 'Zombieland' Opens To $25M Oct 6, 2009
"Capitalism" played in just 962 theaters, compared to 3,036 for "Zombieland" and about 1,700 cinemas each for "Invention of Lying," ''Whip It" and the "Toy Story" movies. This was Moore's second-best nationwide debut, behind his 2004 sensation "Fahrenheit 9/11," which had a $23.9 million opening weekend. Overture is counting on "Capitalism" to stick around for an extended box-office run, as did "Fahrenheit 9/11" and other Moore hits such as "Sicko" and "Bowling for Columbine. " "Where most... (KFOXTV.com, TX)
NSB Middle School to host anti-violence program Oct 6, 2009
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A movement of kindness and compassion is scheduled to take root Friday at New Smyrna Beach Middle School through a program inspired by a teenager who died in the Columbine High School tragedy. Rachel Scott was the first to die in the Colorado massacre, but 10 years later her message travels across America through "Rachel's Challenge," a program founded by her father to help curb school violence. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Schools need to follow through against bullying Oct 5, 2009
When a tragedy occurs, such as the shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado 10 years ago, there is a natural desire to do "something" to prevent a similar occurrence ... As noted in a Pantagraph article earlier this month ("Safer schools," Sept. 14, Page A1), Lincoln Community High School and Normal Community West High School have instituted Rachel's Challenge, a program aimed at limiting school violence begun in honor of a student killed in the Columbine incident. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Zombies chomp Meatballs Oct 5, 2009
Overture is counting on "Capitalism" to stick around for an extended box-office run, as did "Fahrenheit 9/11" and other Moore hits such as "Sicko" and "Bowling for Columbine.". Video. (MSNBC -- News)
Police investigating threat at high school Oct 5, 2009
concerned wrote on Oct 3, 2009 11:22 AM:" As the article states, He said he was not at liberty to discuss the details of the alleged threat. That says to me there is more going on than just a list of names. I would rather have the Police over react than to have something escalate into another Columbine incident. The police are rarely in position or on time to stop a crime in progress. So if they have to stop it before it happens then to me that is better. ". anti pc wrote on Oct 2, 2009... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Texas Eases 'Zero Tolerance' Laws Oct 4, 2009
Easing 'Zero Tolerance' Laws in Texas Changes a Post-Columbine Law - TIME ... The horrific slaughter at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 reinforced the rigid policies. (Time.com)
Ubiñas: Thought You Didn't Want To Read The Cheshire Book? Oct 1, 2009
This accused murderer's account of his crime reminds me of the Columbine High School shooting years ago. The media gave us tons of information about the killers. (FOX61, CT)
Give DeLay credit for gutsiness on dance floor Sep 30, 2009
Love is hardly the first word that comes to mind when one considers Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader who threatened judges and otherwise trampled the constitutional separation of powers during the Terri Schiavo affair, who once likened the Environmental Protection Agency to the Gestapo, who said in the wake of the Columbine massacre that guns have little or nothing to do with juvenile violence, who fought to make this country a fundamentalist Christian theocracy, and who left... (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Michael Moore tells Democrats: 'Find your spine' on health00004000 care Sep 30, 2009
Latest Political Stories. Latest World Stories. (Fresno Bee)
Winners Take All Sep 30, 2009
Columbine' kid sets off LI blast. A Long Island high-school student who decorated his bedroom with pictures of the Columbine HS massacre nearly blew himself up making a pipe bomb, authorities said. (Yahoo News -- Survivor)
Steele St. Bank borrows $11M through TARP Sep 26, 2009
Columbine Capital Corp., Buena Vista, parent of Collegiate Peaks Bank, $2. 3 million. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Celina students take on Rachel's challenge Sep 25, 2009
Instead she was the first victim in the Columbine High School shootings in April, 1999. She was denied the chance to be an actress, but she has become very famous. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Columbine victim's spirit lives on through anti-violence program Sep 24, 2009
PALM COAST -- When shots rang out at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, junior Rachel Scott was the first to die ... The presentations are tailored to protect younger students, like those at Indian Trails, from viewing heavy video footage of the Columbine attack because it can be too intense, he said ... Rachel's story has ties to the Columbine tragedy, but isn't rooted in it, he said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Shots ring out at Western Sep 24, 2009
"My stomach was in my throat. ... I was thinking this is Columbine all over again," said Margie Rearich, who fielded a call from her husband at about 7 a.m. informing her of the shooting. Rearich, who was at Western Tuesday afternoon to pick up her son Nick, a freshman, said she calmed down after she learned details of the incident. (Yahoo News -- School Violence)
Parental alert Sep 24, 2009
And with images of Columbine, Virginia Tech and other deadly school incidents in mind, it s totally understandable. No doubt these parents hearts were in the right place, but to converge on the school en masse perhaps isn t a good idea. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Grants will bring Rachel's Challenge back to Hudson Sep 24, 2009
Rachel's Challenge is an assembly program based on the life of Rachel Scott, the first victim of the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. The program was started by Scott's father, Darrell, and includes a multimedia presentation and speakers who encourage students to eliminate violence in and out of school. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Sheriff’s Office calls on council to institute truancy ordinance Sep 23, 2009
Our goal is to avoid the Columbines, he said. This could be another arrow in the quiver that might just prevent another Columbine. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Brother of Columbine victim speaks at high school Sep 23, 2009
On Sept. 17 at Marshfield High School, Craig Scott presented the story of his sister, the first to die during the massacre of April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. Students and staff listened to Craig as he stood atop a makeshift stage and presented Rachel s Challenge, an account of the shootings that calls on whoever will listen to simply treat others with kindness. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Rachel's Challenge: Program turning tragedy into triumph Sep 23, 2009
1% responded that they were afraid of being hurt at school 2009 County-wide Discipline Summary of Recorded Incidents 58 incidents of harassment or bullying 4 incidents of racial, religious, ethnic, or sexual harassment 47 incidents of a threat of injury or an injury In order to address these issues and promote a positive school culture, Mineral County Schools has contracted Rachel s Challenge, a nonprofit organization, for a three-day event which focuses on the life of Rachel Scott, the first... (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Teen arrested after alleged school shooting threat Sep 22, 2009
Police protocol in the wake of school shootings, like the massacres at Columbine High School and Virginia Tech, is to take all threats seriously, said Santangelo. We don t just put it on the back burner, he said. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
School year starts without police liaison on board Sep 19, 2009
If you read the Columbine book, these young men that did this thing had arrest records. They were in trouble for threats. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
Bill Conley » Sep 19, 2009
Arguably the top player so far committed to the University of Colorado is quarterback/athlete of Columbine Senior. He will join other in-state players, (Littleton, Colo. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
DanversCARES kicks off new school year Sep 18, 2009
Rachel Scott was the first girl killed at Columbine, said Nihan, referring to the high school massacre led by two students at the Colorado High School. Rachel had left some diaries that had been published after her death. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Teens cleared of Columbine-inspired plot Sep 17, 2009
LONDON - Two British teens obsessed with Columbine were acquitted yesterday of charges they plotted a copycat massacre, after a jury rejected the notion that diary entries outlining a similar attack were anything more than a fantasy ... Prosecutor Peter Wright said the teens planned to emulate the school attack carried out by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who killed 12 students, a teacher, and themselves in a shooting rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. (Boston Globe)
Bomb plot case 'a waste of money' Sep 17, 2009
The pair had always maintained the plot, said to be inspired by the US Columbine massacre, was a "fantasy" ... They were alleged to have been obsessed with the Columbine killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who murdered 12 students and a teacher before turning their guns on themselves in Colorado on 20 April 1999 ... Greater Manchester Police (GMP) flew two detectives to Colorado ahead of the trial to talk to Columbine lead investigator Kate Battan, who was listed as a witness in the... (BBC News -- UK)
MARSHFIELD EDITORIAL: Acts of kindness Sep 17, 2009
On April 20, 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed 12 of their fellow students, a teacher and then themselves at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. As Greg Toppo wrote for the USA Today in April of this year, At the time, Columbine became a kind of giant national Rorschach test ... The younger brother of Rachel Scott, who was the first person killed at Columbine, will speak to students and staff about his sister and conduct 45-minute training sessions. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Columbine victims brother to speak at high school Sep 17, 2009
Columbine victims brother to speak at high school - Marshfield, MA - Marshfield Mariner ... Columbine victims brother to speak at high school ... The first of those to die on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Program created by local students helping curb violence in schools Sep 14, 2009
Rachel's Challenge was created in honor of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student of 13 people killed at Columbine High School before the two gunmen took their own lives in 1999. The program seeks to reduce violence at schools by increasing awareness and encouraging students to treat each other how they would like to be treated. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Obama adviser victim of own past Sep 14, 2009
In another interview, he said: ''You've never seen Columbine [a high school massacre in 1999] done by a black child. Never. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
No. 62 Columbine (Colo.) airs it out Sep 14, 2009
com - No. 62 Columbine (Colo ... It is rare for Columbine to throw the football five times in an entire game ... But on Friday night against Thomas Jefferson, Columbine head coach Andy Lowry gave a chance to air it out. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Our views: Rachels Challenge Sep 13, 2009
Columbine tragedy spurs stirring message about compassion for students ... Teenagers often get a negative rap as disrespectful or uncaring, but that wasnt the case with Rachel Joy Scott, the first student slain during the 1999 Columbine High shootings in Colorado. (Florida Today)
Update: Instant message threats lead to lockdown Sep 13, 2009
"I don't want to identify the teacher. He has worked in the district for more than 10 years." Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. said at a 4 p.m. press conference with Upper Merion Police Chief Ronald Fonock that the instant messages "referred to the killings at Columbine High School in Colorado and the recent mass killings at Virginia Tech.". King of Prussia Courier 2009. (King of Prussia Courier, PA)
