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• Project helps kids mark 9/11

  September 22, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S4 In honor of the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, students at Balboa Elementary School recently pledged to make their school and community better, and wrote or drew their promises on strips …

• Sports across world mark 10th anniversary of 9/11

  September 12, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 NEW YORK – From coast to coast, American flags as large as football fields were unfurled inside stadiums and fans of all ages sang the national anthem with gusto Sunday …

• Fallen World Trade Center piece becomes Spokane fixture

  September 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 Hoisting up some of the very metal that fell in lower Manhattan 10 years ago and reading out the names of some of those who died when the World Trade …

• Man shares harrowing tale of escape from upper south tower

  September 11, 2011 in City on Page A9 NEW YORK – Close your eyes and picture Sept. 11. The memories are cauterized, familiar forever. The second plane banks and slides in, the fireball blooms, the towers peel away …

• 9/11, aftermath deeply affected George W. Bush

  September 11, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A10 AUSTIN, Texas – The event that changed the nation also changed a president. When he visits the wounded now at military hospitals, George W. Bush sometimes finds young warriors who … 2

• Memorial services taking place across the country

  September 11, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A8 NEW YORK – For a while, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks seemed to slowly shrink. A little less each year. But the passing of a decade is …

• Passengers’ fight against hijackers hailed at memorial dedication

  September 11, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A8 SHANKSVILLE, Pa. – The 40 passengers and crew who fought back against their hijackers aboard Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001, performed one of the most courageous acts in U.S. …

• Readers share stories of WTC visits before towers fell

  September 11, 2011 in Features on Page D1 Mary Ann Murphy, of Spokane, has been watching older TV series recently, including “Sports Night,” which aired from 1998 to 2000. “Their opening depicted the twin towers,” she says. “It …

• Local Muslims report show of support, little backlash

  September 11, 2011 in City on Page A1 A few days after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, a mostly non-Muslim crowd showed up at the Spokane Islamic Center in north Spokane for afternoon prayers. “We had people … 45

• Clark: The first to respond are the first to remember

  September 11, 2011 in City on Page B1 What happened 10 years ago today in New York City taught us lessons about evil and suffering and valor. These days, we’re learning a bit about the loathsome nature of … 3

• Churches plan 9/11 services

  September 10, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 A few Valley churches are planning special services of remembrance Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. • …

• Terrorist activity festers in region

  September 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Sept. 11 attacks a decade ago transformed America’s terrorist tracking network. But across the Inland Northwest, where white supremacists and anti-government groups have been linked to fire bombings and … 16

• Religion Notebook: Events, services commemorate 9/11

  September 8, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S4 On Sunday several churches will present events and special services to mark the the 10th anniversary of 9/11. • One Peace, Many Paths and the Spokane Interfaith Council will hold …

• Anti-terror laws burgeon worldwide post-9/11

  September 5, 2011 in Nation/World At least 35,000 people worldwide have been convicted as terrorists in the decade since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. But while some bombed hotels or blew up …

• Readers Remember: Twin Towers

  September 5, 2011 in News, Features When you glimpse the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in pre-Sept. 11 movies or television shows, it still shocks. Visitors from all over the world, including the Inland … 1

• Spotlight: Spokane’s Thin Air Radio grows closer to regular air

  September 4, 2011 in Features on Page D6 Spokane’s KYRS-FM (Thin Air Community Radio, 89.9 and 92.3) built its new 70-foot tower last week, atop Stensgar Mountain, about 40 miles northeast of town. That puts this low-powered community …

• Commemorative 9/11 events slated

  September 4, 2011 in City on Page B3 A number of Sept. 11 memorial events are planned in the Inland Northwest. All of the following events will take place on Sunday, Sept. 11:

• Please share your memories of twin towers

  August 21, 2011 in Features on Page D5 Did you ever vacation or live in New York City and pose for a photo in front of – or in – the twin towers? Or did you ever visit …

• Spotlight: Arts-related events set to honor 9/11 anniversary

  August 21, 2011 in Features on Page D6 We’re getting word of several arts-related events for the upcoming 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks: • Evensong at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist , Sept. 11, 7 …

• Rekindling a flame of remembrance

  August 20, 2011 in City on Page A1 Ten years ago, Jack and Evans Anne Snizik were volunteering as campground hosts in a beautiful spot a long, long way from New York City. There was no TV reception, … 1

• Trade Center beam dedication planned at Valley fire department

  August 11, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Wording has been selected for the plaque that will be installed next to a steel beam from the World Trade Center towers in the new Spokane Valley Fire Department administration …

• 24,000 visitors passes for 9/11 memorial distributed

  July 11, 2011 in Nation/World More than 24,000 visitor passes to the new Sept. 11 memorial are gone — distributed Monday in just the first hours after the ticket website went live.

• Thanks to all who helped stop monster bin Laden

  May 3, 2011 in City on Page A6 There are those who say it’s always wrong to revel in another’s misfortune. There are those who say the old “eye-for-an-eye” philosophy has no place in a civilized society. 3

• Editorial: Time to rejoice in watershed moment

  May 3, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 Shortly after the twin towers of the World Trade Center came down, the air refueling tankers stationed at Fairchild Air Base went up. The KC-135 tankers formed a vital “air … 5

• Clark: Thanks to all who helped stop monster bin Laden

  May 2, 2011 in Nation/World, City There are those who say it’s always wrong to revel in another’s misfortune. There are those who say the old “eye-for-an-eye” philosophy has no place in a civilized society. There … 16

• Passenger pulled off flight for having fake hand grenade

  September 11, 2010 in City An Air Force captain was pulled off a Horizon flight at Spokane International Airport this morning after baggage screeners found a replica hand grenade in his checked suitcase.

• 9/11 politicized by mosque, Quran controversies

  September 10, 2010 in Nation/World In the past, the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was marked by somber reflection and a call to unity, devoid of politics. No more. 3

• Twin Tower beams on view

  August 21, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page B1 People teared up and laid hands on two rusted, twisted beams draped with an American flag Friday in Coeur d’Alene. The two 5,000-pound beams, taken from the wreckage of the …

• Congress: U.S. repeated 9/11 failures in Christmas plot

  May 18, 2010 in Nation/World Despite a top-to-bottom overhaul of the intelligence community after the 2001 terrorist attacks, security officials repeated some of the same mistakes nearly a decade later and allowed a would-be bomber … 3

• Police deaths fell in 2009 despite recent shootings

  December 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Law enforcement deaths this year dropped to their lowest level since 1959, while the decade of the 2000s was among the safest for officers – despite the deadliest … 2

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