Myron B. Pitts: Active-shooter drills becoming an American ritual
On Thursday, we gathered in the courtyard at The Fayetteville Observer at 2:33 p.m. to hold a moment of silence for the victims of the shooting at The Capital Gazette in Maryland.Hard to believe it had been just one week since a gunman, angry over the small newspaper’s coverage, shot his way into the building and killed five employees.Our publisher, Bob Gruber, said all the papers he has worked at were like family. But the industry of newspapers is like a family, too, he […]
