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Article: Rise of memorials hint at an emotional America; Campaign to build a monument for Littleton, Colo., victims illustrates.(USA)(Not Just Oklahoma City)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- June 17, 1999
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They've come from teachers, artists, and even a 14-year-old student.
One suggests building a brick walkway. Another wants to turn a nearby greenspace into Columbine Memorial Park. And Bill Marshall, a local sculptor and Columbine grad, envisions two, 7-foot bronze hands clasping a metal flower with 13 stamens - a conscious decision to not memorialize the two killers, who also died.
These are just a few of the more than 100 ideas for how to memorialize the Columbine High School shootings, submitted by people from across Colorado.
The drive of so many people to build a permanent reminder of the deadliest school shooting in US history - and the ...