Menino Sends Letter to Newtown
"You know the darkest depths of tragedy, but you also know that unity, resilience and strength allow us to triumph over terror."
A letter from Boston mayor Thomas M. Menino: Dear Selectman Llodra, On behalf of the people of Boston I thank you and the people of Newtown for sending me the banner filled with signatures and words of prayer and support. All of us were very moved by this kind and thoughtful gesture. As such, we have proudly displayed the banner in the lobby of Boston City Hall for all to see and appreciate. In the aftermath of the attack at the Boston Marathon, our city has been flooded with offers of support and prayers from around the world. None of them, however, meant as much as the banner you sent from Newtown. You know the darkest depths of tragedy, but you also know that unity, resilience and strength allow us to triumph over terror. Your community…
David M.
11:33 am on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
May LaPierre is on to a good idea: expand the Secret Service to be present in every school in America, in sufficient force to repel the "bad guys". Given this is federal mandate, it will need to fun a federal agency. The Secret Service has the proper training and infrastucture to provide the service. Of course this will be expensive and needs to be funded, but general taxes must not increased. So… more ›