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In her letter to the editor Tela Zasloff of Williamstown writes: “The Nazis had Hitler and his enablers; we have Trump and the Republicans in Congress and the hate fringe supporting Trump.”

“By next Friday, every school kid in America will have experienced at least three events where they have no doubt wondered how long they must endure the tolerance for guns that has torn apart the fabric of this country and endangered their lives.” -- Documentary filmmaker Bobby Houston, on the screening of his film 'The Children's March'

Gunshot is now the third leading cause of death in American children.

A eulogy delivered during a vigil this week for those who lost their lives in the Orlando massachre: "Love did not die in Orlando. And fear does not have the last word. Shalom. Shalom. Shalom."

Now is a time to grieve, yes. But our tears and prayers can only accomplish so much. There is a need for concerted, enlightened action.

In response to Friday night's terrorist carnage in Paris, a poem.