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...cars were released by the Jefferson County Sheriff's office on Thursday, and a notebook kept by Eric's father, Wayne, details a parent's involvement in his child's downward spiral. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 students and a teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. They then killed themselves in the school library...
...problems revealed by that study galvanized efforts to push for paid leave, but in every state, they have been met with insistent opposition from businesses. Nancy Connolly, owner of Lasertone, a printing company in Littleton, Mass., with 30 employees, fears that guaranteed paid leave would encourage workers to take longer and more frequent time off, hurting productivity. "A trained, experienced worker will be missing for three months," Connolly says. "That's a real cost." And anything that increases the cost of doing business, says Jim Klocke of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, could send jobs elsewhere...
...there—and then gave her a tour. It turned out she was a member. At the time, Muharrar was already a published author. Her book “More Than a Label” was largely inspired by a friend who had recently moved from Littleton, Colorado. “She insisted Columbine wasn’t any different than our school,” said Muharrar. “And though labeling wasn’t the only cause of the problem, I couldn’t help thinking about how it must have contributed...
House: Mather Concentration: VES Hometown: I have moved around a lot, but graduated high school in London, England, and spent the longest time in Littleton, Colorado. Ideal Date: Going for a boat ride and going to a Steeler’s game and Sushi or Steak or Italian dinner and relaxing in a hot tub and bowling and laser-tag and watching a movie and star-gazing in Hawaii and watching a play in London. Best way for a guy or girl to get your attention: Make me smile and say something intriguing. Where to find you on a Saturday...
...tragedy did not occur in, say, Hawaii.) We all jostled into the outline. Taking direction from someone standing in the bleachers, a group of athletes in bright-red varsity jackets clustered in a heart shape in the center of the crowd. They were supposed to represent the bereaved Littleton. We stood there until an aerial photograph was taken. We sent prints of the photograph to Colorado, and for weeks afterward felt awfully proud of the depth of our sympathy...