November 12, 2026: The controversial recent decisions involving the execution of Fort Hood convicted mass murderer Nidal Hasan have brought back nightmares to a West Fargo woman.

One of the people Hasan killed was John Gaffaney, 56, the brother of West Fargo’s Michele Vannote, a former longtime elementary school principal in Fargo...

(Jim Shaw is a veteran newsman and journalist based in Fargo, ND. Read his weekly column at kfgo.com and listen Thursday afternoons.)

November 12, 2026: The controversial recent decisions involving the execution of Fort Hood convicted mass murderer Nidal Hasan have brought back nightmares to a West Fargo woman.
One of the people Hasan killed was John Gaffaney, 56, the brother of West Fargo&rsquo;s Michele Vannote, a former longtime elementary school principal in Fargo...
(Jim Shaw is a veteran newsman and journalist based in Fargo, ND. Read his weekly column at kfgo.com and listen Thursday afternoons.)

Listen to Jim Shaw voice his weekly column at kfgo.com. Jim Shaw is a veteran journalist, broadcaster, and educator based in Fargo, ND.

Listen to Jim Shaw voice his weekly column at kfgo.com. Jim Shaw is a veteran journalist, broadcaster, and educator based in Fargo, ND.

Jim Shaw On The Record

"He was the best brother ever. I miss him very much." A West Fargo woman talks about the death of her brother at the Fort Hood massacre, and the upcoming execution of the murderer