September 9, 2021 | Vol. 20, No. 36 | www.princewilliamtimes.com | $1.00
This photo was taken by Ruth Rosati of Herndon a few minutes after the terrorist attack on the Pentagon, on Sept. 11, 2001. © 2001 Ruth Anne Rosati
Remembering 9/11: A morning like no other By Christopher Connell
Piedmont Journalism Foundation
Veteran teacher Dave Smith had risen before dawn that September morning to prepare what he called “news notes” to spark discussions among the seniors in his U.S. government classes. The choice for the Sept. 11, 2001, compendium of civic and political developments class was easy. It was primary day in New York City to choose a successor to Mayor Rudy Giuliani. His classroom at Fauquier High was in the
school’s annex. When the phone rang in his small office, “I thought it was the principal, but it was my older son, Joey, who’s an electrician. He said, ‘Dad, I’m alright.’ I said, ‘That’s wonderful.’” Smith’s son proceeded to tell him that he was supposed to go to the Pentagon that morning but was sent to the Navy Yard instead. “I still had no clue,” Smith said. His son told him to turn on the TV.
9/11 memories: Black smoke over Arlington
See 9/11, page 4
See ARLINGTON, page 4
The limousine driver had not turned the radio on as he drove the Moreau family from Herndon to Arlington National Cemetery that morning for the funeral of retired Navy Chief Petty Officer and systems engineer Raymond Moreau. His son Ray – at age 62, still “Little Ray” to his family – was in the limo, on his way to saying a last goodbye to his father. The first inkling that something was amiss was when he noticed a former coworker of his dad’s holding a radio to his ear as they walked to the chapel.
Abortion rights at issue in local races after Texas ban By Daniel Berti
Times Staff Writer
After a new law banning most abortions took effect in Texas, Democratic candidates running for local House of Delegates races have taken to social media to highlight the issue, while Republican candidates already on record saying they want to limit abortion access are largely remaining quiet on social media.
Democratic candidates are hoping to galvanize voters by warning that Texas’ near total ban on abortions could happen in the commonwealth if their party loses the governor’s mansion and the majority in the House of Delegates. Six of the county’s eight Democratic candidates reiterated their support for abortion rights on social media last week. “In case you wanted to know the stakes for this November’s election,
Texas is a great example of what would happen if Democrats lose the majority in Virginia,” Del. Suhas Subramanyam, D-87th, said in a Sept. 1 Facebook post. At least four local Republican candidates have already stated their support for limiting abortion access in Virginia in responses they provided earlier this year on candidate surveys from the Prince William-Manassas Family Alliance.
SPORTS: Some early contenders are emerging in Prince William County high school volleyball. See page 11
Chris Stone, the Republican nominee challenging Del. Danica Roem, D-13th, said he opposes abortion “at any time.” Tim Cox, the GOP nominee facing Democrat Briana Sewell in the race for the Woodbridge-area 51st District state House seat, said legislators “need to pass bills prohibiting abortion from moment of conception.” See ABORTION, page 5
Remembering 9/11. See pages 4 and 9
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