Around Kennesaw

Letter From the Editor

Anyone old enough to remember 2001 knows exactly where he or she was when the news broke about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, as well as the bravery of the Flight 93 passengers and crew, who kept their captors from hitting a fourth target.

I was at home that morning, and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing on my TV screen. Militants were using commercial airplanes like missiles to destroy important American landmarks and ended up killing 2,977 innocent people who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was terrified.

So many questions were running through my mind. Should I pick up my son from school early or hope he could be shielded from this tragedy a little longer? Where would the terrorists strike next? There were so many possibilities. Was the president safe? Only one president has been assassinated in my lifetime — but I don’t remember it — and I wanted to keep it that way.

As the daughter of a retired firefighter, I was watching the firefighters who were running into buildings that everyone else was running out of, and I wondered how many of them wouldn’t come back out.

It also was unsettling to know the planes that hit the twin towers both took off from Logan International Airport in Boston, the very airport my son and I had flown out of when we moved back to Cobb County just six months earlier.

While we’ll never forget that awful day in our history, it’s nice that it’s now recognized for something good — the National Day of Service. I hope you will find a way to show your appreciation to our public servants or a charitable organization or to perform some kind of community service in memory of those who lost their lives on 9/11. We can’t let evil win.

This September also boasts another important day of remembrance on Sept. 11 — Grandparents Day. All of my grandparents are gone, but I’ll get to celebrate being Dani’s nana for the first time. Read about Vicki Davis’ memories of her grandparents, as well as her experiences as a grandma, on Pages 14-15.

The start of the school year also signals the start of fall sports at the local high schools. Find out what the coaches of the fall teams at Harrison, Kennesaw Mountain and North Cobb think about this year in their season previews on Pages 16-20. And, speaking of fall sports, check out all the great tailgating recipes from Tiffany Hughes on Pages 22-23.

Happy reading!

Donna Harris

Donna Harris is the managing editor of Aroundabout Local Media. She’s a veteran journalist with newspaper and magazine experience and is excited to bring her expertise to ALM. Email her at donna@aroundaboutmagazines.com.

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