Life
since Sept. 11
OLYMPIA --
How could we not be changed? Though 3,000 miles away, South
Sound residents felt new degrees of terror, emotion and empathy
as the terrorist attacks -- now known in shorthand as Sept.
11 -- made history.
Firefighters
see new appreciation
OLYMPIA --
The loss of firefighters in the Sept. 11 attacks put all firefighters
and law enforcement officers in the national spotlight.
World
of progress, limbo
WASHINGTON
-- Americans know anything could happen anywhere at any time.
Where
aid money flows freely
NEW YORK --
Elena Colombo is struggling with her conscience. Smoking a
Camel Light in the low lights and posh confines of her $2,000-per-month,
rent-controlled Manhattan loft, she admits she is no symbol
of suffering.
Advertisers
careful with new images
SEATTLE -- Before
Sept. 11, the ad campaign for Grove's Dictionaries seemed both
whimsical and powerful -- the New York skyline was retouched
so that two volumes of the entertainment encyclopedia stood
in place of the World Trade Center towers. After Sept. 11, the
image was horrifying.
Muslim
professor fears lengthy war
OLYMPIA --
For all the bombs that dropped on Afghanistan, Zahid Shariff
finds that he's more concerned about the words being dropped
in the wake of Sept. 11.
Trauma
counselor used power to heal
OLYMPIA -- Rick
Miller of Olympia has perhaps felt the effects of Sept. 11 a
little more deeply than the average man.
TV
documentary set to air
Although it
has been only six months since the World Trade Center was
attacked, already it seems as though we can't be shocked by
those events anymore. But a much-anticipated piece of film
will be shown at 9 tonight on CBS (KIRO, Channel 7) in a two-hour
special called "9/11."
Unknown
dangers still haunt
WASHINGTON -- Early last summer, FBI analysts
who monitor anti-American terrorist groups became nervous about
what they were hearing: nothing.
Politicians
craft bill on public security
OLYMPIA
-- Six months after two hijacked jetliners hit the World Trade
Center, Washington state legislators are about to throw a thicker
sheet of secrecy over information that might help terrorists
strike other targets.
New
York firefighters revisit the horror in documentary
NEW YORK -- New York City firefighters who watched
a documentary Sunday about the Sept. 11 rescue effort said they
were proud of their department and the 343 colleagues who gave
their lives trying to save others.
The
toll
Official count of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks:
State's
economic slump likely to persist
SOUTH
SOUND -- Sept. 11 has taken much of the blame for the economic
recession the state is facing: The attacks scored a direct hit
on The Boeing Co., a major hub in the state's economy.
Anthrax
attacks brought security awareness
THURSTON COUNTY -- The anthrax scare that reached
a crescendo several months ago has abated, though some aftereffects
can still be seen.
Students
learn value of community
LACEY
-- Immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks, South Sound High
School students pledged to make small changes: to give regularly
to charity, to not judge fellow students based on appearances
and to be kind to others.
Giving
rebounds, local charities say
THURSTON COUNTY -- Call it something of a detour
in giving that had local charities worried for a few months,
but no longer.
Blood
banks avoid shortages OLYMPIA
-- Officials with the American Red Cross and Western Washington's
Puget Sound Blood Center say the effects of Sept. 11 on their
organizations are continuing.
State
Patrol steps up to new safety challenges
OLYMPIA
-- For visitors to the State Capitol this legislative session,
it's been hard to avoid the state troopers, outfitted in their
distinctive light blue uniforms, holding watch in nearly every
marbled hallway.
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