Kayla Mueller, the young humanitarian activist who was murdered by ISIS, is from my hometown, and her family lives here. The tragedy hit home hard. Thousands of people gathered at our Court House Square to honor her and her family, and money and other support are pouring into a foundation set up by her family.

I thought her family made a mistake when they agreed to be interviewed by Savannah Guthrie of NBC-TV (aired yesterday). All NBC was interested in was to exploit their grief for higher ratings.


Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.