Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

Smart parents can prevent school shootings

“He was on our radar.”

How many times have we heard that after a mass shooting at a high school or a shopping mall?

We heard it for the umpteenth time again this week after a disturbed 14-year-old kid in Georgia took a rifle to school and killed two students, two teachers, and injured nine others.

“He was on our watch list,” the local police said to no one’s surprise.

A year ago, after the FBI’s r...