Prior to Sept. 11,

heroes in America were athletes, movie actors, and rock stars. In the

aftermath of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks, these former

"heroes" now seem shallow and insignificant, hardly worth

notice. True heroes were seen in the firefighters and police officers,

over 400 of them, who perished trying to save the lives of people they

did not know. True heroes were seen in the personages of the young men

on the highjacked airplane over Pennsylvania who sacrificed their own

lives and prevented another terrible tragedy.

This

space is never large enough during the Thanksgiving season

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The

funny thing about this week is, no matter how much or how little is

going on in the world, I don't have to wrack my brain for an idea about

what to put in this space. I probably won't have enough space anyway,

but here goes.

Looking

back and looking ahead at so many things to be thankful for

By

Rick Ryckeley

Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services

"Mirror, mirror

on the wall" is how this story starts.

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