God, The Ultimate Parental Unit

Last week, disgruntled Granby citizen Marvin Heemeyer went on a rampage and bulldozed several buildings in his town, leaving in his wake millions of dollars in damages. Satisfied with the job he'd done, Heemeyer put a bullet through his own head and ended what appeared to be years of tormenting anger at a town he felt betrayed him. Amazingly enough, Heemeyer didn't physically harm another living soul. He demolished businesses belonging to people he felt were mean to him. He razed public buildings as well, including the library. And that's what really got me. My former husband and I used to live in Granby, many years ago. There wasn't a lot to do there. We had no TV; for a while, we had no phone. In winter, we often got snowed in. The library was our primary source of entertainment. It was a small library and didn't have a wide array of books from which to choose. There was no "New Books"...
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