People find solace in services
[Times photo: Steve Hasel]
At memorial services, residents gather for prayers and guidance from their pastors and rabbis.
The course is clear: Strike with no mercy
Bodies were falling hundreds of feet from burning buildings. Mothers and fathers were crushed under untold tons of steel and concrete. Heroic rescue workers ignored their own safety and rushed to help the trapped and injured, only to be killed for their efforts.
Pentagon wreckage eerie sight
Retired military in Citrus watch the smoldering structure and talk about their times in the building.
County tries to regain normalcy
Schools teach, residents grieve and planes remain grounded. Only a false bomb threat shakes the quiet of mourning.
A day for reflecting, counting blessings
In Citrus, anger toward the terrorist attackers seems to give way to feelings of sympathy and thankfulness.
Tragedy shows what Americans are made of
Editor: I saw what Americans are made of Tuesday. At first I was in a bit of shock as I sat before the TV and watched the news report, becoming increasingly filled with a feeling of helplessness in the face of an irrational enemy.
Reporter's notebook
EMERGENCY CREWS: Citrus County forces have not been called on, but local ambulance crews and firefighters are willing to lend a hand elsewhere if needed, officials said Wednesday.
Phone calls thwarted by tragedy
Area residents who tried to get in touch with friends or relatives in New York or Washington, D.C., found the results to be frustrating.
Seeking meaning in a mere game
I am reading that we need to resume the playing of games, that if we don't, we have lost. That the evil that struck Tuesday in Manhattan will have defeated us. That somehow, playing these games will show them.
Schools work to get students back on track
Teachers throughout the county were able to put Tuesday's tragic events into historic and social focus.
Attacks force travelers to alter plans
As some cancel flights, agents warn of lengthy delays and tighter security when air travel normalizes.
Teams return to routines
I think every organization has to deal with this in their own way," Citrus AD Vicki Overman says. |
