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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 2007
Page
4
Witnesses recall the death and impact of mentors amid the Virginia Tech shootings. Jim Greene, a Cedar Rapids Water Department engineer, described the support from G V Loganathan and others who helped students during college years. Greene mourns the school and honors the late adviser.
London AP reports world reaction to the Virginia Tech shootings. Editorials condemn U S gun access as contributing to violence. Australian Prime Minister John Howard asserts America’s gun culture costs lives and rejects the idea that more guns would help.
Brian Bluhm, a Virginia Tech graduate student killed in Norris Hall massacre, lived in Cedar Rapids as a child. His family bought a home in 1975, with Dennis and Beverly Bluhm listed in local records. He later moved to Louisville, Kentucky, and Baltimore was to be his new address. He studied civil engineering and earned an undergrad degree at Tech. Bluhm was active on Detroit Tigers message boards and was mourned by fans and bloggers.
A dorm room note found after a Virginia campus bloodbath described the author as anti rich and anti woman, with authorities reviewing a long, controversial page set. Classmates recalled warnings about the writer’s troubling creativity and counseling records were not released due to privacy laws.
The Chicago Tribune and Washington Post report Cho Seung Hui left the words Ismail Ax on his arm as authorities search the meaning. Eight states lockdowns and evacuations followed the rampage killing 32, with two attacks two hours apart in dorms and classrooms. Two guns, including a Glock, were tied to the attacker, while police note Cho’s quiet demeanour and background from Centreville Virginia. Gov Kaine vows a university review panel as stories of heroism emerge.
Peg expresses admiration for Dr Temple Grandin the author of Animals in Translation noting her autism as a strength that helped her understand animal perception and use perceived limitations to benefit the world, in a respectful reflection.
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