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  • There are rainbows even in darkest of tragedies

    Betty Williamson Local columnist

    Oh, those heartbreaking images from the storm-ravaged Midwest. The nearest brush I have had with a tornado (and the nearest I hope I ever have) was 20 years ago. As the twister roared by east of us, baseball-sized hail decimated the roofs of every building we owned and shattered every north-facing pane of glass. We huddled inside our living room with a terrified, slobbering dog. A close encounter makes you wary of storms for the rest of your life. Some years later on a sweltering summer afternoon when our daughter was young,...

  • There are rainbows even in darkest of tragedies

    Betty Williamson Local columnist

    Oh, those heartbreaking images from the storm-ravaged Midwest. The nearest brush I have had with a tornado (and the nearest I hope I ever have) was 20 years ago. As the twister roared by east of us, baseball-sized hail decimated the roofs of every building we owned and shattered every north-facing pane of glass. We huddled inside our living room with a terrified, slobbering dog. A close encounter makes you wary of storms for the rest of your life. Some years later on a sweltering summer afternoon when our daughter was young,...