Those who live long in tornado alley - Moore was hit hard just 14 years ago - can have nightmares about it. On Monday, those nightmares became startlingly real.
The dance between the press and the government is a delicate one; it requires a respect on the part of government for our basic freedoms and the crucial role the press plays in securing them.
The thought of using the awesome power of the IRS to torment someone because of his or her political beliefs is scary - and contrary to every notion of freedom this nation was founded upon.
This is not about blaming anyone other than the perpetrators, who ought to spend the bulk of the rest of their lives in prison when apprehended. It's about creating the conditions for safety.
Richmond County sheriff's investigators have charged Ryan David Jones with three counts of murder and related charges in connection to Tuesday's discovery of three charred bodies in south Augusta.