Suddenly,
we Americans rediscover America . . .
Suddenly, the world
is different.
Where
will the next threat come from?
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
Like all of you,
I'm in shock and in mourning, and looking for ways to help.
Perspective:
What I know
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
Perspective: What
I know To be emotionally drained right now, to say the least, binds
all Americans together like mice in maze. As we bounce from shock to
hurt to fear to anger, none of us can feel fully confident about the
same things we knew just a week ago.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Attack on
America: Fayette responds
Let
this be our finest hour . . .
I'm writing this
letter on Wednesday, the day after the attack on America's sovereignty,
so many more things will be known if and when this is printed. I don't
want my anger to diffuse. I would rather my visceral reaction speak
for me, because I believe it to be the right one.
Rescuers
show true courage
In light of this
week's tragedy, take a minute to reflect.
Let's
display our flag properly
In my travels around
Fayetteville this past weekend I noticed several flags that were displayed
incorrectly and several that aren't worthy of being displayed since
they are faded or tattered.
It
just got personal . . .
The images that
we've seen of last week's events have horrified, stunned and enraged
us. Images that my mind is still having trouble accepting as anything
other than special effects from a Hollywood movie. The enormity of this
is incomprehensible to most of us. Probably more so to those of us who
have seen or been in these phenomenal structures.
We
will unite and become stronger
I am writing this
as I watch (for what seems like the thousandth time) the twin towers
of the World Trade Center collapse before my very eyes, hoping that
this time the pictures on the screen will seem more real and less like
the high-tech action movies we've grown used to. Though part of my brain
tells me this is not a film or a drill, the rest of me, for the moment,
is not absorbing the reality.
Some
schools, youth sports officials acted inappropriately after terrorism
attacks
Throughout my life
the question, "Where were you when..." comes up in conversation.
The most common question has usually been, "Where were you when
President Kennedy was killed?"
We
must determine to unite, while not giving in to fear
In this war on terrorism,
there will not be a single easily identifiable enemy. We may be unaware
of the enemy if he or she is around us. As long as the enemy is out
there, there will be more attacks.
Terror
War needs a new, tougher strategy
We are losing the
Terror War and losing it badly. How can this be?
Here's
how you can do something for your country
In light of the
recent acts of war perpetrated against innocent Americans, many of us
are wondering what we can do, right here where we are. I have a suggestion.
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