They were busboys and bankers, grandmothers and newlyweds, firefighters, soldiers, tourists and priests. More than 2,500 of them died at their desks, or running down stairs, or clearing the way for others. Maybe a couple of dozen of them, on a plane over Pennsylvania, died swinging their fists. But on that cruel morning of September 11th, the morning of the most devastating … [Read more...] about Those Whom We Lost
September 11
The First Word:
God Bless America
"With liberty and justice for all."
–Pledge of Allegiance
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This may be the most difficult editorial that I have written since the creation of the magazine 16 years ago. It is difficult not because I have nothing to say or because there is an absence of current events deserving comment. To the contrary -- it has been a time of great emotion -- a time when there may be too … [Read more...] about The First Word:
God Bless America
Hearts & Soles of Gold
On September 4 Collier Wimmer of Winston-Salem, North Carolina turned nine. On September 11 she was in Disneyworld to celebrate her and her little brother's birthdays. At 8:42 a.m., 2,000 miles away, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. Collier's mother, Ashley Wimmer, wished her children hadn't seen the horrible images. "We had … [Read more...] about Hearts & Soles of Gold
America Rising
Everyone knows where they were on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, when the horrific news broke. I was in my classroom on West 89th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues in New York City. I was writing out a present/past tense chart, a review of verbs for my English language learners with whom I would be working later in the day. That chart, which for five days lay … [Read more...] about America Rising
Celebs $hare
Last month "America: A Tribute to Heroes," the telethon featuring just about everyone in the entertainment industry, raised more than $150 million for relief efforts in New York. But many others in the industry thought it wasn't enough. The whole cast of The west wing including Irish American star Martin Sheen, donated their salaries from their special episode on terrorism. … [Read more...] about Celebs $hare