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    I resented the Sandy Hook Promise school shooting ad at first. Then I woke up to my own short-sightedness

    by Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune Sep 23, 2019 2 minutes

    The Sandy Hook Promise spot that launched recently shook me awake.

    Not to the horrors and frequency of gun violence in our schools, which I've been awake over (mostly in the middle of the night) for years. It woke me up to my own outdated notions about childhood innocence.

    The minutelong public service announcement, released by the Newtown, Connecticut-based nonprofit that formed after 20 children

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