American travelers now accept that they will shuffle, shoeless through airport scanners, and that they may be subjected to more intrusive security screenings if they want to board a plane. Emptying pockets and dumping car keys and cell phones into plastic trays before going into a courthouse has become the norm. Osama Bin Laden is dead. Many things have changed in the dozen years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on American soil. One of the most significant changes is the way communication is handled during emergencies and disasters. "Things are much more consolidated among all the federal, state and local agencies since then," said Doug Fredericks, Kootenai County Office of Emergency Management's resource and preparedness specialist/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: How did 9/11 change your life?