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Demolish or press on in the wake of mass shootings
The piece weighs whether demolishing sites like Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the Tree of Life synagogue honors victims or risks erasing memory. It cites Parkland, Buffalo, Charleston, Sandy Hook and Columbine, discusses memorials, mental health, and community opinions on demolition versus preservation.
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Pittsburgh
Parkland
Florida
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Bryan Lequerique
Eric Garner
Uvalde
Columbine
Sandy Hook
Buffalo
South Carolina
Orlando
Tree of Life
New York
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Charleston
Columbine High School
Riley Burkhart
Daniel Fountain
Meredith College
North Carolina
Timothy Recuber
Smith College
Massachusetts
America
Squirrel Hill
U.S
David Michael Slater
Slater
Jennifer Talarico
Lafayette College
Pennsylvania
Joanne Wallace