By Larry S. Moore

"Governor Ted and First Lady Frances Strickland Host Sportsmen Reception at the Governor’s Mansion"

Or as I might prefer to say, "the real 4x4 trucks invaded Bexley”.

However you say it, I was very fortunate to receive an invitation. This is the first time that I am aware there has been a sportsmen reception at the Governor’s Mansion. Sportsmen are fortunate to have a Governor who recognizes the constituent base.

The reception was quite packed with the crowd estimated at about 200. The gates opened promptly at 5:00 PM with minimal security check and we were directed into the Governor’s Mansion. Asst ODNR Director Tony Celebrezze attended and helped guide me through the process.

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OUR VIEW
The (Colorado Springs, CO) Gazette

There’s no other way to say it: This past weekend’s shootings at New Life Church and Youth With a Mission were tragedies. Four innocent young people were killed and several others were wounded. Many families have been shattered. Our prayers are with those families and their friends as the deal with these events.

We don’t pretend to have the answer to prevent this kind of tragedy, but it can be instructional to look at what shootings of this nature have in common: they took place in places where shooters expect to find unarmed victims. At New Life, that expectation turned out to be a fatal mistake for the gunman; he was stopped by an armed member of the congregation. That’s the lesson that should be taken from this event.

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