Save the babies

I was reaching for Kleenex this week when I read the story about the how a 2-year-old was knocked senseless and left to die in Pittsburgh and learned that Anna Nicole Smith died.
Anna's death itself was tragic, but the long term welfare of her newborn baby and the loss that baby may immediately feel is more tragic.
In Pittsburgh, police say tiny Nyia Miangel Page regained consciousness and wondered around in the cold before she froze to death.
You'll read more about the depravity of the people accused of killing local foster child Marcus Fiesel in Sunday's paper, too.
Taken together, the incidents make me want to hug my children a little tighter every day and protect them fiercely every moment.