{"id":280,"date":"2007-04-16T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-16T22:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/16\/condolences-to-everyone-at-virginia-tech-their-families\/"},"modified":"2007-04-16T17:54:38","modified_gmt":"2007-04-16T22:54:38","slug":"condolences-to-everyone-at-virginia-tech-their-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/16\/condolences-to-everyone-at-virginia-tech-their-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Condolences to everyone at Virginia Tech &#038; their families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The shooting today at Virginia Tech is dreadful news.\u00a0 I have fond memories of the time I spent at Tech and of the fine folks there. Blacksburg is\u00a0(was?) one of the most idyllic college towns in the nation.\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>I want to extend my condolences to the families and friends of the people shot today.<\/p>\n<p>I just finished speaking to someone\u00a0in that area who\u00a0has been following the\u00a0local news and breaking story all day.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know how much coverage it has received on the national news yet, but it sounds like the response by the university and the local police to the first round of shootings raises some grave questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shooting today at Virginia Tech is dreadful news.\u00a0 I have fond memories of the time I spent at Tech and of the fine folks there. Blacksburg is\u00a0(was?) one of the most idyllic college towns in the nation.\u00a0. I want to extend my condolences to the families and friends of the people shot today. 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