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Progressive News, Opinion, and AnalysisSat, 29 Oct 2016 16:03:26 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25Great American hero: Antoinette Tuff
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http://www.rifuture.org/real-american-hero-antoinette-tuff/#respondThu, 22 Aug 2013 17:32:16 +0000http://www.rifuture.org/?p=26030Continue reading "Great American hero: Antoinette Tuff"]]>We’re quick to applaud physical and mental prowess, but it’s not often America has good reason to celebrate someone for a courageous act of compassion. But if school shootings are the saddest tragedy that an American community can endure, then maybe Antoinette Tuff is our greatest hero. Through compassion she prevented one from happening yesterday.
When a would-be killer, armed and off his meds, entered the front office indicating he was ready to die, Tuff tried to connected with him. Sometimes the bravest actions are the simplest things.