Seeking an end to senseless violence

We are better than this. We are better than the deadly attack that rocked a quiet newsroom on a Thursday afternoon in Annapolis, Maryland, putting five victims on their own front page and on our national consciousness.

We know we are better than this because we see and report stories daily of people who are working to make their communities better.

We honor Everyday Heroes and cover individuals and groups who are striving for civility and compassion.

Some are just doing their jobs.

Some go beyond expectations in service to others.

And too often — more and more it seems — we must also tell stories of those whose actions are driven by hate, by intolerance, by impulse and by demons most of us can’t fathom.

This senseless violence must stop.

Not just because it has struck a chord with us as journalists but because its growing frequency threatens to numb all of us to what is right and true . ...

Rather than let differences separate us, we must recommit to being open to diverse views, to seek to understand others and to avail ourselves of opportunities to learn what is happening in our communities, our nation and our world.

Read the full editorial from the Columbus Dispatch at bit. ly/2IK2TiI