The two numbers by themselves are simply that….numbers. But when you say or write 9-11 together they are more than just numbers but rather an instant reminder of that horrific day eleven years ago that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 innocent Americans, 749 of them from New Jersey and many from the shore area.
I’m not a big poster of things on Facebook although occasionally I will put a Hometown View segment there for others to view. However Monday I was thinking about how divided it seems our country has become and I wrote a simple statement about something my father told me many years ago that seems to make more sense now than it did then.
Good morning to the many teachers and school staff heading back to work today, some for the first time in 10 weeks. While most students don’t arrive until Wednesday or Thursday schools will be busy today with teacher orientations and other programs. That alarm clock this morning was a not-so-friendly reminder that summer vacation is over.
Unless you have been in a coma for the past ten months you know things have changed dramatically at Penn State University. In the wake of a child sex-abuse scandal the school and its football program are dealing with the toughest sanctions ever imposed by the NCAA which will cost them tens of millions of dollars and prevent them from being a championship contender for years to come.
