Tag Archives: 9-11

It’s been 20 years

Posted on September 11, 2021 by maradanto

Three years ago my daughter couldn’t understand why I was getting increasingly agitated by her enthusiastic description of “Come from Away,” and why I repeatedly asked her to change the subject. This was a show about Canadian hospitality offered to … Continue reading →

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I do not miss 9-12, nor should you

Posted on September 12, 2020 by maradanto

Can we please not spread this meme around like it is profound, patriotic or wise? It is not. This meme is offensive because it is trite and sentimentalizes a period of shock, fear and trauma into a moment of kumbaya. … Continue reading →

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9-11, remembered

Posted on September 11, 2010 by maradanto

I was a copy editor for The Times of Trenton on 9-11. When I woke up that morning it was already around ten o’clock. The towers had fallen, the Pentagon had been attacked, and the passengers of United Flight 93 … Continue reading →

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Religious freedom is what America is about

Posted on August 11, 2010 by maradanto

This isn’t about sending a message to the rest of the world. It’s not about any perceived capitulation to radical Islamofascists that they have won. It’s not even about tolerance. This is about America, plain and simple. It’s about the … Continue reading →

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The proposed Cordoba Center mosque

Posted on July 6, 2010 by maradanto

An Islamic Center near Manhattan’s ground zero? Sounds good to me. Our nation has always prided itself on welcoming people of all backgrounds, and providing equal freedom to all people, all religions, and all beliefs. That commitment to freedom, and … Continue reading →

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