08 September 2021

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A witness to history remembers that fateful day

A witness to history remembers that fateful day


20th ANNIVERSARY Editor’s Note: It’s been 20 years, but the day will never be forgotten. On Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners in an attack against the United States. These terrorists intentionally flew two jet airliners into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York City and a third aircraft into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.

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A Field of Honor Forever

A Field of Honor Forever


FLIGHT 93 NATIONAL MEMORIAL by Donna Gambol LW contributor I lived in southwest Pennsylvania, just 25 miles from Shanksville in Somerset County. After 9/11, it became a regular stop when out-of-town friends came to visit. The site of the Shanksville crash has been described as farmland. In fact, it is an area that had been surface-mined for coal. The replaced soil was relatively loose

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Wear a mask to stay safe from C-19 variants

Wear a mask to stay safe from C-19 variants


OC HEALTH CARE AGENCY To help prevent the spread of droplets containing COVID-19, masks are required for all Orange County residents and visitors in the following indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status: • On public transit (examples: airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis and ride-shares) and in transportation hubs (examples: airports, bus terminals, marinas,