Letters: May 24, 1999

THE COLORADO SCHOOL MASSACRE

In her account of the rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. [SPECIAL REPORT, May 3], Nancy Gibbs included stories of heroism and love that honored the young people involved. Through her writing, the impossible was achieved--I was able to feel hope instead of anger and hatred toward the murderers. Instead of obsessing and debating about the evil that has infected America, I began to feel pride in the youths who stood up for one another, for their teacher and for God. KAREN ERICKSON Albuquerque, N.M.

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