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What It’s Like to Grow Up “Troubled” in Connecticut

August 15, 2013

It’s been five days since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in New Town, Connecticut. Classes resumed for most students in the town yesterday. Meanwhile, the families of victims continue to cope and mourn this week, as they bury their loved ones. The shooting last Friday has re-launched a national dialogue over gun […]

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