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School Shootings: A Survivor's Insight

Thomas X

As a nation, we've grieved together in the wake of the most recent school shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.   As a news source, Northern Community Radio has delivered NPR reporting of the aftermath to our listeners every day since.  In northern Minnesota, events such as these hit home in a particularly unsettling way.  It happened here, too.   Monday, March 21, 2005 a troubled teen entered Red Lake High School with a darkness in his heart, permanently altering the lives of his classmates and community.  ThomasBarret was there.  Since that day,  Barrett, who raps under the name  Thomas X, has been on a journey of self discovery and personal healing.   We're grateful he took time the time to talk on our morning show about what it's like to be in that kind of tragic situation, how it's affected his life and what he thinks as these events continue to occur in our country.  Click on the link to hear his thoughts. 

Katie Carter started at Northern Community Radio in 2008 as Managing Editor of the station's grant-funded, online news experiment Northern Community Internet. She returned for a second stint in 2016-23. She produced Area Voices showcasing the arts, culture, and history stories of northern Minnesota.
Heidi Holtan is KAXE's Director of Content and Public Affairs where she manages producers and is the local host of Morning Edition from NPR. Heidi is a regional correspondent for WDSE/WRPT's Duluth Public Television’s Almanac North.
John has been listening to KAXE since the early days in 1976, and has worked as our Development Director from 1995-2022. Now semi-retired and writing, sculpting and enjoying the good life, you can hear him on the Morning Show Fridays.