Flowers and candles are placed around crosses at a makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School in honor of the victims of the Uvalde, Texas shooting.
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Flowers and candles are placed around crosses at a makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School in honor of the victims of the Uvalde, Texas shooting.
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In the days following the mass shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the front pages of Leadership Uvalde-News captured darkness and stories of lost lives.
Two days after the shooting, the newspaper – which publishes a twice-weekly print edition – kept its front cover simple and formal: a jet-black background with the date of the shooting, “May 24, 2022”, highlighted in bold white font. .
On Sunday, the independent newspaper published the faces of 21 victims. It was a powerful homage to the lives lost, and in stark contrast to the front page just a few days earlier. The headline reads, “They’re smart, funny, well-liked.”
Newspaper Uvalde Leadership on Sunday.
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The article tells about the lives of the victims. Among them, Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, 10 years old, dreams of becoming a marine biologist; and Alexandria “Lexi” Aniyah Rubio, 10, an aspiring lawyer. Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, 10, loves to color, and Amerie Jo Garza, 10, loves Starbucks’ Vanilla Bean Frappuccinos.
Newspaper Uvalde Leadership on Thursday.
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The Leadership Uvalde-News has been in the community for over a century. The newspaper’s tagline, printed below the publication’s title, reminds readers of its history dating back to 1879. The newspaper is independent and locally owned.
Over the years, Uvalde has seen many newspapers in the community, including Uvalde Umpire, The Weekly Hesperian and West Texasfollow Leadership-News website.
John Nance Garner, who served as vice president of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt, served as editor of a newspaper in Uvalde.
HP Hornby Sr. founded The Uvalde Leader and later acquired The Uvalde News in 1901. The headlines were mixed together to achieve the newspaper’s current name.
