Violence

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — NBC executives said Sunday they are conscious about the amount of violence they air in the wake of real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school shooting, but have made no changes in what has gone on the air or what is planned. NBC isn't a “shoot-'em-up”...

By Ruben Navarrette SAN DIEGO — Given the selfserving way in which many reacted to the news of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., one really has to ask gun-control advocates: “Have you no decency?” How about giving a horrified and heartbroken...

In response to Chad Ridler (Public Forum, Jan. 23), I said 80 percent of the world's poinsettias were grown in Africa, and then shipped to Holland. The United States is not the whole world like some people think. Also Mexico has a reputation for being one of the lowest paying countries....

WILLMAR -- A workshop to be conducted this afternoon in Willmar is designed to help teens identify, prevent and escape situations involving dating violence and sexual violence. The free event will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

WILLMAR - A workshop will be held Thursday afternoon in Willmar to help teens identify, prevent and escape situations involving dating violence and sexual violence. The free event will be 1 to 3:30 p.m.

WILLMAR -- Minnesota women are moving forward in pay equality but progress is achingly slow, a new report issued by the Women's Foundation of Minnesota has found. Lee Roper-Batker, the foundation's president and chief executive, thinks the state might actually be moving backward...

An excerpt from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States: From The Associated Press On school violence: Maybe school violence isn't on the rise but recent tragedies have certainly caused incidents to be taken more seriously. ... From bullying to inappropriate items...

As Congress completed cleanup on the landmark health care legislation Friday, the American public is still waiting to learn or understand exactly how this new legislation will affect their lives. Certainly, the legislation's passage was a huge Congressional Democrat political victory...

In response to the letter by Lowell Tieszen from Raymond (Public Forum, Oct. 29): In your letter you refer to news stories regarding the murder and rape of little girls. Then, to cap it all off, you mention a poster for "Drag Me To Hell" at the local library. The poster portrays...

I would like to remind Willmar and other area residents to support Shelter House in Willmar which extends emergency shelter and community advocacy to domestic violence victims in an 18-county area in southwestern Minnesota. One way to do this is to attend the annual "Make a Difference"...

Battered women and their children have a friend in a program started 30 years ago in Willmar. The program, called Shelter House, provides safe shelter and advocates support for battered women and their children in Kandiyohi, Swift, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle and Renville counties. Shelter...

The Willmar Shelter House program began in 1978 as a volunteer network of privately owned safe houses, providing up to 48 hours of sheltered support for abused women and their children. The program acquired an older home near downtown.