9/11 Attacks 20th Anniversary
Around Tribland, many people spent part of the day Tuesday anxiously awaiting word from friends and relatives who had been in New York or Washington or traveling by air.
As a long day wound to a close, people across Hastings gathered in churches to pray Tuesday for the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
Mike Connor was headed to Dulles International Airport outside Washington to cover the report of grounded planes when he received a call from his editor.
Members of the Hastings Fire Department watched this morning as one firefighter climbed the rungs of a ladder truck and quietly anchored an American flag to the the platform at the top.
Hastings residents are joining Americans all across the country looking for ways to help victims and rescue workers in New York and Washington, D.C.
A sense of sadness filled the Hastings Knights of Columbus hall this morning.
The people of Tribland spent much of the day Tuesday absorbing the magnitude of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
It is the symbol of the dreams and liberties of a great nation.
So this is how it felt. It's a feeling we all could have just as well done without.
Dec. 7, 1941, is a sentimental day for Thelma Graham.
A week ago I wrote about big spenders seeking tickets to the Nebraska-Notre Dame game.
Life's an emotional roller coaster lately for Gerald and Barb Menning of Hastings.
Imagine this: A leg bone the length of a business card. That’s all they found.
9/11 Two numerals written as such and pronounced nine-eleven when spoken have never carried so much meaning, revived so many images and stimulated such stirring emotions.
Setting up for the Hastings Fire Department memorial service for Sept. 11 this morning, firefighters joked and laughed, in a good mood on a nice fall day.
About 250 people braved cool temperatures and a light drizzle this morning to remember the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
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