Jeff Fortenberry: “We are all still reeling from the senseless violence that was perpetrated on the community of Boston. I live a long way…”

“We are all still reeling from the senseless violence that was perpetrated on the community of Boston. I live a long way from Boston; but, like many Americans, I'm trying to make sense of the senseless. How can someone so cowardly kill with such randomness--targeting innocent people who just wanted to enjoy a great American tradition in a great American city? Last night, I read a Boston Globe article about the attack. Two runners, a father and a daughter, were in the 26th mile when they heard the explosions. Natalie Stavas' immediate reaction was to run to the scene, as depleted as she was, leaping over a barricade. The police then yelled at her to stop, but she yelled back, ``I'm a pediatric doctor; you have to let me through.'' She began to tend to the wounded. Her father, Dr. Joe Stavas, noticed that the other runners were quickly growing cold. He tended to an elderly man who had no pulse and who was experiencing hypothermia. Both Natalie and Joe are Nebraskans--good Americans who reacted with great selflessness in the midst of great tragedy. ____________________”