Why the Webster Shooting Resonates  Monday morning in Webster
NY, a village to the east of Rochester, a house fire was
reported.  Firefighters responded, and walked into a trap,
resulting in two deaths and two seriously wounded.  The shooter
killed himself after SWAT units responded, but in the delay,
several other houses caught fire.  Two families  lost their
loved ones, and others were homeless for the holiday.  What
makes this resonate so much is not just that they were
firefighters.  They were volunteer firefighters, and it’s
something that strikes a major chord with rural areas.  When
people hear “New York,” they think of New York City.  A place
with over 8 million people, huge skyscrapers, “the Big Apple.” 
The media center, the place you see on television shows,
newscasts, and in the movies.  But it isn’t the only place in
“New York.”  Which is why those of us who don’t live there tend
to stress that we live in New York State.  While the City has
half the population of the State, it’s a very small par