"There were senseless killings over these materialistic items".
A SENSELESS war over reading instruction still rages between proponents of phonics, who emphasize skills like sounding-out words, and of whole language, who emphasize that reading motivation and fluency come from exposure to literature.
Newark has seen hundreds of senseless killings over the years, but few have shaken its weary residents like last weekend's brutal murders of three young people and the shooting of a fourth.
-- AND -- David Ignatius contends that the failure to provide economic opportunity to the federally administered tribal areas of Pakistan because of a senseless squabble over trade rules is a classic example of Congress's inept partisanship.
They must gain the support of gun owners, most of whom are heartsick over senseless carnage.
At St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan spoke of a country "worried, frustrated and fatigued over senseless violence".
Battered senseless, choked into unconsciousness over and over again, bones broken repeatedly, American mother, Holly Collins, received no justice, no protection, in Minnesota.
As I scramble to report the news, I can't hide my pain at the deafening silence of the world over the senseless murders in not one, but four Muslim countries over the course of the week.
"The violence today is so senseless, it could be over anything," Chief Roberts said.
"Son or not, I am at loss for words articulating my disgust and remorse over this senseless and tragic act".
