It didn't even take

a month after the horrific attacks on America for the American Civil

Liberties Union to get its boxers in a bunch regarding the rampant religiosity

of grieving citizens. All over America, soon after the destruction of

the World Trade Center towers and the attack on the Pentagon, signs

and bumper stickers began to appear that uttered a desperate, one-sentence

prayer "God Bless America."

There

are dozens of great songs, but what makes a national anthem?

By

MONROE ROARK

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Baseball

fans have no doubt noticed a new practice at many ballparks of not only

playing the national anthem before each game, but also "God Bless

America" during the seventh-inning stretch. That reminds me of

the ongoing debate, begun long before the most recent patriotic surge,

over whether "The Star-Spangled Banner" should be replaced

by "God Bless America" as the official national anthem.

badge of courage for modern knights

By

Rick Ryckeley

Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services

Over three hundred

modern day knights lost their lives when the World Trade Center came

down. These are truly times of great adversity. For as long as I can

remember, in times of adversity my father said to me, "Son, you

need to be brave in the face of adversity and wear a badge of courage."

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