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Bob Koehler On Pittsburgh, The Other, and Our Killer Culture

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BK: We shall overcome "

JB: As they say, from your mouth to God's ear! Lovely talking with you again, Bob. Thank you.

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Sidebar:

In an impressive show of solidarity, Pittsburgh professional teams and individual athletes (among others) made strong public statements about the terrorist shooting. The Penguins, Pittsburgh's professional hockey team, wore Stronger Than Hate patches at their October 30th game. They're selling limited-edition patches and all proceeds will go to the families of the victims of the tragedy.

Stronger than Hate patch on Penguins cap
Stronger than Hate patch on Penguins cap
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CBS Pittsburgh affiliate: T-shirts bearing that slogan and using the logo of the Pittsburgh Steelers are being sold and all the proceeds will go to the synagogue that was attacked.

Time.com: Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers wears Stronger than Hate cleats tonight in response to last month's mass shooting in Pittsburgh prior to the game against the Baltimore Ravens [11.4.18]. Click on the link to see the cool cleats; (the image is copyrighted and we can't reprint it here).

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Bob's website

Bob's book: Courage Grows Strong at the Wound(Xenos Press)

Some prior interviews with Bob:
Parkland-Inspired Marchers Target NRA and Congress 4.4.18

Bob Koehler Weighs in on the Recount 12.2.2016

It's About Time for the Human Race To Grow Up 9.2.2016

Reaching Beyond the Candidates with Bob Koehler 8.4.2016

Bob Koehler, Peace Journalist, Feels the Bern 3.17.2016

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