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...five years, murder was down 15%, rape 9%. The two groups most vulnerable to violent crime--women and blacks--benefit the most after the easing of the laws. And in right-to-carry states, the average death rate from mass public shootings dropped 69%. After the school shooting in Springfield, Ore., in May, Lott argued that teachers should be allowed to tote guns to school...
Imagine 15-year-old Kipland Kinkel in rustic Springfield, Ore., chatting with two buddies on a three-way phone call May 20--probably while his father's corpse lay on the floor, a bullet drilled through his skull. Kip said he couldn't wait to see the new South Park that night, according to Tony McCown, 15, who phoned him. "I wonder when Mom's gonna get home," he fretted. When she finally arrived, he allegedly said, "I love you, Mom," and then unloaded his weapon into her. It was around 6 p.m., and Kip presumably stayed with the bodies...
...sounds like a plot from the Simpsons: The conservative town council of Republic near Springfield, Mo., and a local witch are in court over a Christian fish symbol adorning the town seal. Jean Webb, a local practitioner of the pagan Wicca faith wants it removed. Wicca, a faith based in pre-Christian European beliefs, upholds the sacredness of nature and includes the practice of witchcraft. The town is fighting the lawsuit; Webb alleges local citizens have had her fired from her job at the local newspaper and are subjecting her family to harassment. Removing the fish would leave the Republic...
Oddly, the U.S. has also benefitted because it produces players who are good enough to play in Europe. Midfield maestro Claudio Reyna, 24, from Springfield, N.J., has established himself at Wolfsburg in Germany's top league, along with teammate Chad Deering, 27, from Plano, Texas. Starting U.S. goalkeeper Kasey Keller, 28, from Lacey, Wash., minds the nets for England's Leicester City and is easily one of the world's top keepers. His backup, Brad Friedel, of Bay Village, Ohio, plays at Liverpool, one of England's most famous teams...
...weekday job (40 hours) is working for the Springfield public school district doing research under the auspices of the superintendent. Seeing a Harvard student, he probably wanted to hire me as an example of the type of person the school district could produce...