State Journal: Tragic coincidence; Neutral turf; Speaking up

Officials in the North Carolina Governor's office were shocked earlier this month when their plans to kick off a statewide anti-violence program at a school in Greensboro coincided with a shooting at the school.

Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. made his planned stop at Grimsley High School just two days after Nicholas Atkinson, a sophomore who had been suspended for smoking, shot and wounded an assistant principal and then killed himself.

School officials asked the Governor to choose another site, but stunned students praised him for...