Gov. Sean Parnell has ordered the bell at the Alaska State Capitol to ring 26 times at 9:30 a.m. Friday in memory of the students and faculty members killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last Friday.
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy has issued a proclamation declaring this Friday as a “Day of Mourning” and called upon citizens to observe a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. local time. Malloy also requested places of worship and government buildings, which have the ability, to ring bells 26 times during the moment of silence.
Parnell is asking Alaskans to observe the moment of silence and for churches to ring their bells during that time.
“I urge Alaskans to pause and remember those who lost their lives in this incomprehensible act of violence,” Parnell said. “Sandy (Parnell) and I offer our condolences to the victims’ families, friends and neighbors as our nation continues to grieve this senseless loss.”
In a statement, Parnell’s office said the Alaska governor will send a letter to Malloy offering condolences on behalf of Alaskans.
The bell at the State Capitol is a full-scale replica of the original Liberty Bell. It was given to Alaska by the Treasury Department in 1950.
The bell is rung at the governor’s discretion.
Comments (7)
Add commentThis is something all of us
This is something all of us at our job would have participated in, HAD WE KNOWN ABOUT IT! REALLY? Not everybody works downtown, so not everybody heard the bells. Not everybody works for the State, so not everybody knew about this. Maybe Governor Parnell could have provided the community better notice so everyone would have had an opportunity to participate and show their respect.
Personalized invitations? It
Personalized invitations? It was on the radios and in the newspaper.
Beautiful!
Hopefully they will do a piece on the news. The bell was absolutely beautiful!
Our prayers
Our prayers and thought to all those at Sandy Hook.
May you find peace.
Alaskastu,
well, I can't listen to the radio during the work day and I don't listen to the radio while driving either, it's a distraction. I also don't read the paper until I get home from work. I wasn't asking for a personal invitation, I was asking for some notice. I don't think that was an unreasonable request, your response to my request however, was completely uncalled for and rude.
@ForReal
Do you normally whine? Sounds like you are easily distracted. I heard about it for days before the event. and so did over a hundred others. Maybe you should listen to the radio at work and when you drive home. Maybe we should be sure and notice you in this forum. Perhaps you could give us a complete list of all the items you would like to be informed of and I'll see what we can do for you.
By the way, the gathering was for the innocent victims at Sandy Hook and a show of local support for the families and friends of the victims. Not for you. Grow a pair and grow up.
Bells to ring
I'm surprised the NRA hasn't suggested a 21-gun salute....
For a good take on the NRA's stance:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/22/new-york-post-_n_2352203.html
Even the normally very conservative New York Post is calling LaPierre a nut and I agree.
The NRA response to all this reminds me of the medieval doctors. Call one in for an ailment and they often would remove a fair quantity of blood. If that didn't cure the person what was their answer? "Remove more blood!" Well, "remove more blood". "put more guns out there for everyone"....not a great deal of difference. And when the patient dies, just act very pious and contrite and say it was evil spirits or video games or some such thing. Anything but the truth.