Suspect in Library Killings Planned ‘Columbine-Type’ Attack, Police Say; The New York Times, June 22, 2026

Madaleine Rubin, The New York Times ; Suspect in Library Killings Planned ‘Columbine-Type’ Attack, Police Say

An 18-year-old has been charged with killing two people in the shooting on Monday in Chico, Calif., the authorities said.

"The Chico branch, which had been scheduled to close temporarily in August for renovations, was closed Tuesday and will reopen once all repairs are complete, Ms. Wright said.

“I believe that one day families will walk through these doors again,” she said on Tuesday.

“When that day comes, the library will once again be what it has always been at its heart: a place of learning, a place of connection and a place of hope.”

The Bad Parent Caucus; New York Times, February 15, 2018

Timothy Egan, New York Times; The Bad Parent Caucus

"Let me try another take for you bad parents in office. Pretend you live in a pleasant, well-protected community of like-minded people, and you’re in charge. O.K., you don’t have to pretend. And let’s say there was a natural gas leak every three days in one of the homes in that community, a leak that killed entire families.

Your response would be to pray and do nothing. Or to pray and talk about everything except the gas leak. Or to pray and say you’re powerless to act because the gas company owns you. The response of those suffering would be to take control and kick you out. That’s what we have to do, and will, next November."