As the father of an 8-year-old son and the grandfather to six children under the age of 10, I am horrified by the incredible act of violence that killed 20 young students and the teachers who fought to protect them last week in Newtown, Conn.
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Friday, December 21, 2012 | 12:00 p.m. CST;
updated 5:26 p.m. CST, Saturday, December 22, 2012
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