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Cycling from Newtown to D.C.: 'Grace is on our wheel'

This group of riders is named for the 26 children and adults who were killed in the Sandy Hook school shootings in Newtown, Conn. on Dec. 14, 2012.

Tags: Kate Ryan, Team 26, Monte Frank, bicycling

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Sandy Hook teacher: My Goldendoodle reminds me there is good in the world

Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Laura Feinstein was one of nine families who received a Goldendoodle puppy from a litter born on the same day as the school shooting. She shares how her new puppy, Zeus, has brought love and joy into her life since the tragedy.

Tags: Sandy Hook, puppies

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Capitol Hill hearing examines mental health obstacles

Since the Newtown tragedy, the nation has looked for ways to help the mentally ill receive treatment, and a hearing this week on Capitol Hill explored options to improve access.

Tags: mental illness, mental health, darci marchese,

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Mental health advocates wary of Md. gun control proposals

The largest advocacy group in the U.S. for people with mental illness has some serious concerns about the direction of proposed gun control bills in Maryland.

Tags: gun control, National Alliance on Mental Illness, mental health, darci marchese, Maryland General Assembly

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3 school safety bills likely to pass Va. General Assembly

The three bills that appear headed for passage were all recommended by a special task force set up by Gov. Bob McDonnell after the Newtown mass shooting.

Tags: gun control, Bob McDonnell

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Demand for officers in schools skyrockets

The trend of stationing police officers inside schools is on the rise. At least three districts in the D.C. metro area are publicly mulling an increased security force, along with school systems across the country.

Tags: education, school resource officer, school shooting

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Northern Va. schools used for PBS documentary on gun violence

A new PBS documentary examining possible warning signs for school shootings has used two Northern Virginia schools for part of the setting.

Tags: gun violence, northern virginia, PBS, documentary, hank silverberg

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New mood index measures Americans happiness

Holidays seem to make us very happy. No surprise. But sometimes it's not so clear what can ruins our good mood.

Tags: Gallup, mood, happiness, Sandy Hook, holidays

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D.C.-area schools tighten up security after Newtown

In the anxious weeks after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the idea of bringing more police into the nation's schools has picked up support. But for many parents and educators, there is a more immediate priority: protecting schoolhouse doors.

Tags: school security, Sandy Hook

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NY Mayor Bloomberg urges fed gun control reforms

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling for federal gun control reforms.

Tags: Michael Bloomberg, gun control, Johns Hopkins University,

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