Letter to the Editor
LTE: Leadership Needed in Wake of Newtown
A local Patch reader weighs in on the ordeal.
December 14’s massacre of 20 children and 6 adults in Sandy Hook Elementary, a Connecticut-based elementary school by a deranged 20-year old has left not only our entire country shaken, but our entire world. What would possess a young man to take such horrific action? As a parent, my blood ran cold when the news first broke. These families that lost loved ones will never be “OK.” For the rest of their lives, they will feel pain and loss every day. Nothing will ever fill the void that has been left. Every day will be filled in some capacity with sadness and grief. I actually searched for some sort of guidance on leadership during a crisis like this. There were dozens of articles on how to lead in “tough times” – times of economic …
Paula
10:43 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Thank you for this honest, well thought out article. This is a multi layered, complex problem that involves addressing the stigma that still exists about acknowledging mental health concerns. To ignore such issues is to do so at great risk -- either pay now (for treatment) or you may wind up paying a terrible price for the rest of your life. The misuse of a gun (or any other weapon) to … more ›