911

18 years ago today, I was sitting in a second grade classroom in Pineland, Texas.

September 11, 2001...

Today marks the 14th anniversary of the tragedy events of 9/11.  The following is a partial timeline of the events that took place on that day.  All times are Central and the source of the timeline is the History Website.

Today is a day for thought, remembrance and prayer.  No words that I could say would add to the significance of that fateful day 12 years ago.  So, we remember with pictures, a timeline, and the names of those lost that day.

9-1-1 false alarms are nothing new. We’ve heard of kids dialing 9-1-1 when there’s no emergency, and we've heard about people calling emergency dispatchers for all the wrong reasons, liked burned hamburgers at fast food restaurants and things. But have you ever been driving on Highway 59 or Highway 69 and accidently butt-dialed 9-1-1? In the age where everyone has a smart phone that’s always at t

It all started with a high school assignment and it ended with the end of life as we know it.

I was not alive when Pearl Harbor happened.  Heck, my mom was only 4 years old at the time.   Much like anyone born years after 1941, I knew the details about the attack on Pearl Harbor, but I could hardly fathom the feelings of the profound significance of that terrible day on December 7th. That all changed for me in 1980, and even more so in 2001.

The terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 left an indelible mark on Americans. But even as the first responders climbed through the rubble in New York, Washington, DC and Pennsylvania, the country embarked on a “War on Terror.” With that war came years of conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq, indefinite detention of terror suspects without charges or trial, enhanced interrogation techniques, extraordinary