I know many have heard about the shootings at Northern Illinois University. NIU is about 50 miles from us. Lots of high school graduates in this area choose NIU as their school. Our area, and many of the communities around us are powerfully affected by this tragedy. Please pray.
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April.. this makes me sick. I couldn't even sleep last night I just kept thinking about it. My sister called me this afternoon and said the shooter was in her Graduate Program at U of I. Not in her exact classes, but in that program they all knew each other. How scary.. he could have opened fire on her class if he would have stayed at U of I. =( What is our world coming too???
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