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By Lisa Guerriero/salem@cnc.com
GateHouse Media
Fri Apr 20, 2007, 04:30 PM EDT

SALEM - The flags at Salem State College flew at half-mast for three days this week in a show of solidarity for the 32 victims of the tragic shooting at Virginia…

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The presidential motorcade arrives at the convocation.

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The presidential motorcade arrives at the convocation.

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Police presence surrounds the campus for both security purposes and the visit of President Bush.

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Tonight (4/16) at 8pm SLT, turn the grid dark, midnight in rememberance of those lost in the Virginia Tech mass murder. There will be a candelight vigil in the Kula Coloseum from 8pm until midnight. Monument by Perefim Coa.

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This woman was on College Ave. and Main Street after the convocation. This is a prime expample of how close our community is. I told her "I love you" and she replied "I love you more..."

I love this town, I have lived here all my life (19 years)…

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I am a doctoral student at the University of Florida but was born and raised in Blacksburg. This statue is of UF's mascots (Albert and Alberta)with a VT. It was very nice to see UF's support after April 16th.

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May 15, 2007. Jogyesa Temple, Seoul, Korea. Jogyesa Temple is the center of Zen Buddhism in Korea and is about 500 years old. Inside the temple, monks are praying for 49 days for the VT students and faculty who died.

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May 15, 2007. Jogyesa Temple, Seoul, Korea. White paper lanterns are hung in rememberance of the deceased. Those with cream nametags are for those who died at Virginia Tech on April 16th.

Jeff Vrabel / GateHouse Media
Thu Apr 19, 2007, 05:01 PM CDT

BLACKSBURG, VA - Regular readers of this column - and hello to all three of you - know that, when appropriate, partially appropriate, tangentially connected or carries the very slight…

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Text of Note #1:

Seung-Hui

I hope that if I ever meet anyone like you I will have the courage and strength to reach out and change his or her life for the better.

I hope your family is able to get through the misery they are in because of…

By Richard Lodge/Daily News staff
GHS
Fri Apr 20, 2007, 12:20 AM EDT

The debate over gun control in the wake of Monday's massacre at Virginia Tech had already reached the presidential campaign trial by midweek, and it's sure to surface…

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Reconstitution based on accounts of survivors of the Virginia Tech College shooting rampage, where 32 people were massacred by a gunman.

(SECOND UPDATE - April 18)

More accurate depiction based on photos taken by the…

By John Hilliard/Daily News staff
GHS
Wed Apr 18, 2007, 12:07 AM EDT

After Monday's Virginia Tech massacre, several area colleges and police departments expect to take a closer look at their plans to grapple with a future…

By Dawn Witlin/Chronicle Staff
Cambridge Chronicle
Thu Apr 19, 2007, 01:30 PM EDT

Cambridge -

While some MIT students mourned the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings at a Wednesday prayer service, others reflected upon campus safety.

A…

By Paul Gately
GateHouse Media
Wed Apr 18, 2007, 11:55 AM EDT

BOURNE - A Cataumet mother and daughter found themselves in the building adjacent to where a 23-year-old student went on a shooting rampage on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg,…

Waco, TX. Oklahoma City, OK. Columbine, CO. Blacksburg, VA.

Fifteen years ago, a person could have looked at those four cities and wondered why they have been grouped together. None of these places had anything in common. Most people might not…

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By Jeff Adair/Daily News columnist
GHS
Fri Apr 20, 2007, 12:19 AM EDT

The responses seemed strange. A legislator in Washington, a student in Oklahoma, an insurance company owner in San Diego, and a government official and many others a continent…

By STEPHANIE HARRIS THOMAS, Hope Star Writer
Published: Friday, April 20, 2007 6:21 PM CDT

Students at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope, as well as universities across Arkansas, are feeling the pain of the Virginia Tech…
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