Author: juanitocabrone
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Keith Hennessey Details Ground Zero and the Bullhorn
Keith Hennessey reports about President George W. Bush visiting Ground Zero, on September 14, 2001, the story behind the remarkable spontaneity, the words that helped to fortify the rescuers, comfort the grieving, and reaffirm Americans’ common faith in each other. As the President talked to them, expressing gratitude, consoling some, and encouraging all, you could…
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Remembering Edward F. Geraghty
Battalion Chief Edward F. Geraghty, NYFD, was 45 years old on September 11, 2001. We was born in 1953. He was survived by his wife Mary, his sons Connor, James, and Colin, his mother Norma, his father retired NYFD Capt. Jim Geraghty, brothers Steve, Tim, sisters Lynn Cannata, Janet Baronian, Maureen Perez, and Collen Lopez.…
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Remembering Joan McConnell Cullinan
Joan McConnell Cullinan was born August 12, 1954 and was 47 years old on September 11, 2001. She worked at Cantor Fitzgerald, as assistant to the President and lived in Scarsdale, New York. She was survived by her Husband Tom, stepsons John and Will, her Mother Bee Savage Joudzevich, her sisters Blaise and Brenda, and…
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Remembering James Trentini
James Trentini, of Rowley, Massachusetts, was a retired teacher and assistant principal. He died as a passenger on Flight 11 on September 11, 2001. Also lost with him on that sad day, and equally devastating to his family, friends, and community, was his beloved wife Mary. He was born May 24th, 1936, and was 65…
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Remembering Louise A. Lynch
UPDATED From September 11, 2009 I was assigned to remember Louise A. Lynch as a participant in Project 2996. I am honored, and very privileged to do so. Sadly, I discovered that there wasn’t much public information available about Louise. And that is a tragedy, because, from all accounts, hers was truly a life well…
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You shouldn’t want to forget
BUMPED: From September 10, 2009 I know exactly where I was at when I first heard that an aircraft had crashed into the World Trade Center. It was right before 6:00AM Pacific Daylight Time, and I was listening to The Rise Guys on Sports 1140 in Sacramento. I was in the middle of of my…
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Deborah Ortiz: “Let them eat cake. No, wait – give me their cake…” UPDATED
Ken Barnes, running for Trustee Area 6 position on the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) Board of Trustees, notes that former California State Senator Deborah Ortiz has friends in high places, and is not afraid to use them. Failing to meet the filing deadline for LRCCD Area 6 Trustee election in November, she had…
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While Rome Burns.
A simple search of the California Legislature website using the “Bill Finder Tool” for the 2009 – 2010 session with just the search term “California” yields 5286 bills as a result. YOU are paying for this folly.
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Kaitie on TV?
Here’s Kaitie on Good Day Sacramento, as they report on the girls’ school, Green Valley Elementary. They were celebrating “Reading Counts” Day, a festival reward for the kids collectively reading 177 MILLION words this year. Megan did her part by knocking out 1,244,000 word since the end of October. Kaitie is in the last part,…
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Stuck In My Ear: Fastball – Are You Ready For The Fallout?
I was wondering how you’re feeling I thought I saw you kneeling And holding your gut last night It looked like you were praying But I heard someone saying You had been in an awful fight You get the worst of it everytime Lashing out with no reason or rhyme To lose all this rage,…