I haven’t written anything on the Northern Illinois massacre beyond my being astounded by NIU’s president and police chief assertion of satisfaction with the way things went after the mass murder and how my grandfather helped stop an early 1940’s … Continue reading
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What an idea! The Chicago Tribune’s prominent placement of Dennis Byrne’s column on Governor Rod Blagojevich’s plan to memorialize the Northern Illinois massacre by tearing down Cole Hall and spending $40 million to replace it and build an on-campus memorial … Continue reading
What an idea! The Chicago Tribune’s prominent placement of Dennis Byrne’s column on Governor Rod Blagojevich’s plan to memorialize the Northern Illinois massacre by tearing down Cole Hall and spending $40 million to replace it and build an on-campus memorial … Continue reading
My grandfather, Roy Skinner, was a “secret deputy” in Elkton, Maryland, during a crime spree in the early 1940’s. I still have his little badge somewhere. The town couldn’t afford to hire more police. So, the mayor swore in and … Continue reading
My grandfather, Roy Skinner, was a “secret deputy” in Elkton, Maryland, during a crime spree in the early 1940’s. I still have his little badge somewhere. The town couldn’t afford to hire more police. So, the mayor swore in and … Continue reading
Saturday I repeated a bit of what NIU’s president and police chief said at their morning after the massacre press conference: The president of Northern Illinois University is “pleased at the professionalism of the response.” “We did everything we could.” … Continue reading
Saturday I repeated a bit of what NIU’s president and police chief said at their morning after the massacre press conference: The president of Northern Illinois University is “pleased at the professionalism of the response.” “We did everything we could.” … Continue reading
The Daily Herald has photos of tattoos on the NIU killer’s armsas in an article by Joseph Ryan entitled, Girlfriend says NIU gunman called her to say goodbye After viewing the three tattoos, a pentagram on his left arm on … Continue reading
The Daily Herald has photos of tattoos on the NIU killer’s armsas in an article by Joseph Ryan entitled, Girlfriend says NIU gunman called her to say goodbye After viewing the three tattoos, a pentagram on his left arm on … Continue reading
Here are my notes from listening to the Northern Illinois University press conference Friday morning: The president of Northern Illinois University is “pleased at the professionalism of the response.” “We did everything we could.” The campus police chief said, “…was … Continue reading
Here are my notes from listening to the Northern Illinois University press conference Friday morning: The president of Northern Illinois University is “pleased at the professionalism of the response.” “We did everything we could.” The campus police chief said, “…was … Continue reading