Remembrance and Hope in Oslo
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- Published on Sunday, 24 July 2011 17:56
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Today, a mass for grief and hope was held at the Oslo Cathedral in downtown Oslo, near the site of the car bomb that rocked the city and killed 7 people on Friday July 22. It was held for the 7 killed in the bomb and the 85 killed in the shooting on Utoya Island; however, it was not called a memorial, for there are still 4 people unaccounted for from Utoya Island. It lasted for an hour and a half, consisting of many hymns, speeches from the Prime Minister and the King, and lots of tears from the crowd. Citizens who were not able to get a seat inside stood on the streets outside.
The city streets were filled with people coming together to pay tribute to those killed and to see for themselves the destruction caused by the bomb. Small memorials were located all over the city, with many hand-written notes and cards, teddy bears, flowers, and candles.
The Day After, Oslo Bomb & Shooting
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- Published on Saturday, 23 July 2011 21:55
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The start of this morning was an indication of the fully realized tragedy of the bomb and shooting in Oslo yesterday, July 22. I woke to a thunder and lightning storm and pouring rain. The clouds were dark and the rain came and went throughout the day. Being just outside of downtown Oslo, I found the neighborhood to be quiet for quite some time. I turned on the news to realize that they had found more bodies on Utoya…many more than initial reports coming in last night. By mid day, 85 people were confirmed dead from the shooting spree on Utoya Island, and 7 confirmed dead from the bomb in Oslo city.
1 person, the shooter on Utoya Island, is in police custody and is being interrogated. He is cooperating with them, but has not revealed a motive as yet.
Oslo Bombs and Shooting
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- Published on Friday, 22 July 2011 16:24
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I’m living in Oslo, and today was an incredibly sad day for Norway. As an American living in Oslo, I have come to love the country and its people, culture, and lifestyle. Today, the capital city of Oslo was bombed, tearing apart many buildings in its city center and killing and injuring many people.
I was in my office about 15 minutes from downtown Oslo, and around 3:30 pm heard a loud boom, that I attributed to thunder. I didn’t think anything of it, just that it was a bit strange since there was only clouds and no rain. As I head home shortly after, there were multiple ambulances rushing toward Oslo center. I thought maybe there had been a bad car crash…little did I know it was much worse than that.
Prince William should have proposed to President Obama
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- Published on Thursday, 09 December 2010 15:49
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Prince William and Kate Middleton got engaged! Even though they are the royal couple of England, I bet you more Americans are able to tell me what Kate's ring looked like and where they will have their wedding ceremony than they are able to point out what's going on in politics in the U.S.
Hands down, Princess Diana's diamond and sapphire ring is much more exciting; so, I ask of U.S. politics: please make it more interesting. Why can’t politics have just a little more that perks my interests? We need stories that we can relate to; stories that make us envision ourselves wearing that beautiful diamond ring, for lack of a better metaphor. We need a better, stronger connection to our political leaders;
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Politics is Poison
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- Published on Friday, 19 November 2010 19:08
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It's treated like it's a plague, a total taboo, and if you talk about it, you'll burn in Hell. I'm going to say it: politics! Okay, so maybe burning in Hell is a little over the top, but the way in which political talk is referenced, especially around election day is ridiculous. The day before the elections on November 2, I was in a waiting room and CNN was on the television. The whole time I was watching, the reporters were talking about ways in which NOT to talk about politics. This was in relation to discussing it on the job. They pointed out that you could get in trouble with human resources; if you spoke out, you could be fired; if you posted information on a personal site, you wouldn't get a job with a company if they found out about it. It's all ridiculous.
Isn't this country build on freedom of speech and on a political foundation that allows us to discuss any type of political issue? Now, I understand that private companies can have their own rules around what is appropriate to talk about in the workplace, but we don't have to treat political talk like the plague.
The Ultimate Game of Life
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 October 2010 19:12
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Checkers and chess, poker and roulette. When did politics become a game like the rest? I'm tired of hearing about how seats are going to be lost or gained with the air of feeling like we're playing checkers and our opponent has just jumped 3 of our black chips and taken them off the board forever. Why is politics such an "us" and "them" game? If it must be a game, I feel like people within the parties have forgotten who and what they are playing for. The Republicans sit there and use the threat of filibuster against just about every Democratic-created bill. Their tactic is to make the Obama administration look bad and block legislation so that they can say the administration hasn't done anything. The media is used as a pawn to make mountains out of molehills. Did somewhere along the way it get forgotten that politics is about the people? That it's about our country? That it affects each and every American and has affects on the global stage?
