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Yes, This Is Who We Are

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Callen Harty

Aside from the ubiquitous thoughts and prayers, the refusal to consider any kind of gun control at all because it’s always too soon to talk about it, and the flags once again lowered to half-staff, there is another thing … Continue reading →

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One Weekend

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Callen Harty

One of the things I regularly do is look at news online. This morning I saw that a man had been shot and killed in a hotel parking lot in my city of Madison, Wisconsin. It doesn’t happen often here, … Continue reading →

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Navin Nuri, A Winter Solstice Story

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Callen Harty

Like many children Navin Nuri was a little boy who was afraid of the dark. In the past bad things had happened in the dark, so whenever day turned to night and light faded to darkness he always felt a … Continue reading →

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A Common Occurrence

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Callen Harty

When I woke up this morning to the news of a shooter opening fire in a movie theater crowded with fans, young and old, my heart sank. My immediate thought, besides an overarching sadness for the victims and witnesses, was a profound sorrow … Continue reading →

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