Topic: tragedy

Joseph Stalin "A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.

Oregon has lost some of its heroes. This was on the local news here tonight. The pilot and six of the firefighters were from tiny Merlin, Oregon, outside Grants Pass. Wildland firefighters are justifiably adored here in the west -- I'm sure they're admired everywhere, but wildland fires are a particularly prevalent threat here, between the brush of Southern California and the timberlands of the...

GEARHART, Ore. -- A small plane crashed into a house on North Marion between 3rd and 5th early this morning killing three and injuring more. Two families were staying in the vacation rental, preparing to attend a wedding, according to neighbors. Many said the 911 dispatch did not work when they attempted to call the accident in as the impact rocked the neighborhood at approximately 6:45 this...

Many people want simple answers to complex situations. They don't care that the truth is a many layered thing, defying reduction to slogans and sound bites. What's happening in Iraq is a crucial example. With that prelude, I recommend two commentaries on the U.S. troop surge, an issue that John McCain muddles and twists for political...

Although I found Lawrence King's murder to be a tragedy, I have expressed before that I do not wish to see Kings killer tried as an adult. Brandon McInerney, who shot King twice in the head, is a fourteen-year-old child. At this socially and emotionally confusing time, a child lacks the maturity and forethought that an adult would have. He has not been fully and properly socialized at this point....