The other side of missing children

Friday, February 25, 2005

One of the most troubling things that occurs in our society is how rumor and innuendo becomes "truth" and "fact" just because someone says it is. This column is a response to the editorial in the Wednesday, Feb. 23 edition of the McCook Daily Gazette. I'm particularly referring to the following quote: "According to the National Crime Information Center and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, "on average in the United States, a child is reported missing every 41 seconds." The rest of the editorial strongly advocates every child being enrolled in a child identification program, in case they are abducted.

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