I miss the Wild West

“I want people to bear witness. I don't want people to be numb to events.” —Craig Goldstein, husband of Katie Goldstein, one of seven victims of the Highland Park, Illinois, shooting on July 4

Westerns were a mainstay in my household on Hill Avenue.

“Have Gun--Will Travel” (I had a little-girl crush on Paladin and the little Remington Derringer he carried in his boot)

“Rawhide” (most effectual theme …