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Lessons Not Yet Learned

So, as we get closer to publication of the book I've been doing a lot of thinking about all the time and energy that I've devoted to this...

Rita Gleason

Feb 11, 20192 min read

Navigating the Evidence and Why Proper Names Matter

RANT commencing in 3...2...1... Like most people who know more than just the basics about the Columbine High School shooting, I have a...

Rita Gleason

Dec 12, 20183 min read

Wondering what Evidence Ignored- What You May Not Know About Columbine is about?

Chapter 1- The Trenchcoat Mafia Details all available information and witness testimony regarding the TCM as well as discusses whether...

Rita Gleason

Sep 10, 20182 min read

Never Forget Those Lost at Columbine

Rita Gleason

Aug 25, 20180 min read

Exploitation of Columbine- Series 2

On 4/22/1999, two days after the attack on Columbine, police received an anonymous call from someone claiming to be a member of the...

Rita Gleason

Aug 24, 20183 min read

Exploitation of Tragedy- Series 1

As if the brutal killing spree of 12 young people and their teacher was not senseless enough, in the months and years after Columbine...

Rita Gleason

Aug 24, 20182 min read

The Power of Forgiveness

A few months after the tragedy at Columbine, Dylan Klebold’s parents sent a card and flowers to Anne Marie Hochhalter. Hochhalter was...

Rita Gleason

Aug 14, 20183 min read

Resilience in the Face of Tragedy- Series 7

Perhaps one of the best-known heroes of the tragedy at Columbine was teacher and coach Dave Sanders. He, along with custodians John...

Rita Gleason

Aug 10, 20182 min read

Resilience in the Face of Tragedy- Series 6

Teacher Rich Long, was in the library when another teacher drew his attention to the commotion outside. Realizing the danger, Long yelled...

Rita Gleason

Aug 10, 20182 min read

Resilience in the Face of Tragedy- Series 5

Shot in the spine and unable to use his legs, student Sean Graves tried to pull himself back into the cafeteria but was only able to get...

Rita Gleason

Aug 8, 20182 min read

Resilience in the Face of Tragedy- Series 4

More stories of compassion and heroism from the Columbine attack... Peggy Dodd was a library assistant at Columbine High School in April...

Rita Gleason

Aug 7, 20182 min read

Resilience in the Face of Tragedy- Series 3

Despite the terror that surrounded them on April 20, 1999, many individuals, both students and teachers, reached out to one another to...

Rita Gleason

Aug 6, 20182 min read

Resilience in the Face of Tragedy- Series 2

More stories about Columbine survivors, then and now... Kacey Johnson (nee Ruegsegger) was 17 yrs old and a junior at Columbine in April...

Rita Gleason

Aug 3, 20182 min read

Resilience in the Face of Tragedy- Series 1

Regardless of whether they were physically injured on April 20, 1999, nearly every individual present at Columbine on that dreadful day...

Rita Gleason

Aug 2, 20183 min read

From One Mom to Another

The attack on Columbine High School by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold claimed countless victims. 13 people were murdered, 23 injured, and...

Rita Gleason

Jul 27, 20183 min read

There But For The Grace of God...

In her book, A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy, Sue Klebold wrote, “I know it would have been better for the world...

Rita Gleason

Jul 25, 20183 min read

Dylan's Despair

Almost 21 years ago today, Dylan Klebold wrote of his feelings of abandonment over his best friend (not Eric Harris) getting a girlfriend...

Rita Gleason

Jul 22, 20181 min read

Refuting the Current Narrative

Since 2004, there has been a widely accepted version of events surrounding the Columbine High School shooting. In this version, we're...

Rita Gleason

Jul 20, 20182 min read

To Name, or Not to Name

When Eric and Dylan were planning their attack on Columbine, they wondered what kind of impact their actions would have, not just on the...

Rita Gleason

Jul 20, 20182 min read