Tag Archives: Charles Whitman

Steve Russell :
Is gun violence our manifest destiny?

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Thorne Dreyer

The last war on U.S. soil ended in 1848, unless you count the NRA v. common sense. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | December 11, 2017 Steve Russell wrote the following article for The Rag Blog as a … Continue reading →

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Jeff Shero Nightbyrd :
METRO | Deep in the heart of Texas: The guns
of August

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Thorne Dreyer

Mass shootings of the innocent are commonplace now. But Charles Whitman, the Texas Tower sniper, shocked the nation’s psyche. By Jeff Shero Nightbyrd | The Rag Blog | March 29, 2016 With introduction by Thorne Dreyer On August 1, 1966, … Continue reading →

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METRO | Alice Embree : A moving memorial for the victims of the UT Tower shootings

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Whitman survivor Claire Wilson James said, ‘It was so important to me that a student group organized this event, and that a younger generation is carrying these stories forward.’ By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | August 4, 2014 … Continue reading →

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Anti-Gun Violence Activists John Woods & Claire Wilson James

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Claire Wilson James and John Woods at the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, April 5, 2013. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast:Anti-gun violence activistsJohn Woods and Claire Wilson James John’s girlfriend was killed at Virginia … Continue reading →

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