By Rolland Smith, on September 15th, 2010
Last Saturday was the 9th anniversary of the tragedy of 9/11. On the first anniversary I wrote a series of commentaries that aired on a television special program in New York. This week on this blog I am posting five of the commentaries in remembrance and reflection. Commentary three: Some thoughts on understanding. How do [...]
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By Rolland Smith, on September 14th, 2010
Three days ago it was the 9th anniversary of the tragedy of 9/11. On the first anniversary I wrote a series of commentaries that aired on a television special program in New York. This week on this blog I am posting five of the commentaries in remembrance and reflection. Commentary Two: Like many of you, [...]
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By Rolland Smith, on February 2nd, 2010
Writing yesterday’s post brought back the darkness of 9/11 2001. Not only did I see it happen, I reported on tragedy for days and days. I’ve visited Ground Zero a number of times over the years. I remember passing the wall of shrines at Trinity Church where flowers, letters, and photos were set in sacred [...]
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By Rolland Smith, on September 3rd, 2008
Like many of you, I visited Ground Zero a number of times over the years. I would pass the wall of shrines at Trinity Church where flowers, letters, and photos were set in sacred reverence on the wrought iron fence. Each tribute a collective jolt and individual pain reminding us of what we lost. In [...]
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By Rolland Smith, on September 2nd, 2008
I will be traveling to a wonderful wilderness part of this sentient planet at the end of this week and thus I will not post for several days. America is coming up on a sad and tragic anniversary and the next few posts from me will be about that time of terror. How do we [...]
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Last Saturday was the 9th anniversary of the tragedy of 9/11. On the first anniversary I wrote a series of commentaries that aired on a television special program in New York. This week on this blog I am posting five of the commentaries in remembrance and reflection. Commentary three: Some thoughts on understanding. How do [...]
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