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Let’s stop shooting from the fringes and aim for the middle

Washington saw another remarkable session of apparent bipartisan accommodation last week, as senators from both parties met with President Trump to discuss measures aimed at containing mounting gun violence. more

3/9/18

Concerned parents in the Seaford School District attended their school board’s meeting on March 1 to discuss their ideas for increased safety in schools.

Seaford parents, students want safer schools

The Seaford School District is taking steps to upgrade school safety in the wake of the Majory Stoneman High School mass shooting. more

By Eden Laikin and James Mattone | 3/8/18

Just another day in America: 17 shot dead

Golda Meir famously said that when Israel’s enemies loved their children more than they hated Israel, peace would be possible. The same could be said of members of Congress: When they . . . more

2/23/18

Councilwoman Anissa Moore, left, moderated a forum that included police officers, community activists, Judge Ayesha Brantley and Assistant District Attorney Dana Boylan.

Trying to bridge a divide

“It does trouble me, as a police officer, when kids say that they’re afraid of the police,” said Anderson Joseph, a detective with the Long Beach Police Department and one of two black officers on the force. Joseph, who lives in Long Beach and joined the LBPD in 2006, responded to a young woman who asked, “Why do police always think we’re going to hurt people?” more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/28/16

Don’t think of our House sit-in as a failure. I don’t.

Just before noon on June 22, I finished a meeting in my office and turned on the TV to see the breaking news that would soon reach millions of people across the country: a group of my House Democratic colleagues, led by civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, were staging a sit-in on the House floor . . . more

6/29/16

Seven more Americans died while we fiddled

Dylan’s mom and Daniel’s dad write to me often. In truth, I dread reading their emails; their words darken the day. But how wrenching it must be to write those words. These parents are leaders of the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation . . . more

5/19/16

Child abuse prevention services Vice President Vincent Keaveny, far left, Nicole Hockley and Mark Barden — co-founders of Sandy Hook Promise — and CAPS Executive Director Alane Fagin met last week after the local group presented the Connecticut parents with an award.

Using their ‘wings for change’

Dylan Hockley was 6 years old when he was murdered in his first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012. When his mother, Nicole, thinks about what the … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/20/16

It’s a new year, so let’s get started

Twenty-sixteen is a new year full of possibilities. We have a lot to do. Is it just me, or do people seem worried? more

1/14/16

A Long Beach Police officer at the scene of a shooting at the Channel Park Homes in June. The City Council approved the ShotSpotter system on Tuesday. Photo by Penny Frondelli/Herald

City Council approves ShotSpotter

Two weeks after two shootings in the North Park area and with residents on edge, the City Council approved a resolution on Tuesday that allows the Police Department to implement a “real-time” … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/18/15

We need a bipartisan solution to gun violence

The recent mass shooting at a community college in Oregon has sparked a renewed debate about whether Congress can and should act to help prevent gun violence. It’s a debate we’re all familiar with . . . more

10/15/15

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