Issue #25: October 5, 2015
NEWS GOVERNANCE AND PREVENTING SCHOOL SHOOTINGS – Another tragic school shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon continues the dysfunctional national debate about gun violence. The issue: constitutional second amendment rights and the merits of some limits on those rights that might prevent the next mass shooting. Governance requires conversations and compromises. The initial national reaction has consisted of speeches restating each side’s position on gun control with virtually no conversation seeking compromises that would serve the interests of all. MEASLES OUTBREAK – A measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sickened more than 20,000 with more than…
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