Bea L. HinesI love America. But there are times when I am actually ashamed of the actions of some of my countrymen and women.

Such a time was last week when President Barack Obama visited Roseburg, Oregon, to console the families of victims of the recent mass killing at Umpqua Community College.

When I learned the president was taking time from his busy schedule to spend a few minutes with the bereaved families, I was touched. It wasn’t the first time our president had reached out to grieving families after a mass killing, even shedding tears of sorrow with them.