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Incredibile + Shocking Photos of Sandy Damage, NYC Flooding

Bryen — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:33:54 +0000

The photos flooding social media sites such as Twitter and Instagram as well as Facebook are just shocking to see. Lower Manhattan is flooding, the power is out in large parts of NYC as the city takes a beating from Sandy. Also Atlantic City and other cities along the east.

How Should We Mark The Anniversary Of 9/11?

Sean McMaster — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:21:48 +0000

This is always a dilemma of sorts for me. Tomorrow will mark the 11th anniversary of the tragedy at the World Trade Center. Clearly it is the single most upsetting tragedy that we as Americans have faced in decades and I'm sure that media outlets throughout the country will be doing different things to observe the date.

Agreement Reached for Teacher Evaluations & More in Today's News

GNA — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:16:10 +0000

New York - After two years of tense negotiations between state officials and union leaders, an agreement over how New York teachers will be evaluated has been reached. Student test scores and classroom observations will be used to assess educators. The deadline for the agreement was yesterday. Fortunately, with a deal being met, New York [...]

World Trade Center Getting Very Expensive & More in Today's News

GNA — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:24:32 +0000

New York – An auditing firm claims spending on the World Trade Center is out of control. The cost of the project has escalated by $4 billion over the last four years. Navigant Consulting reported Tuesday that the Port Authority of New and New Jersey is a dysfunctional organization. Costs have gone from $11 billion [...]

Leak At Nuclear Power Plant & More in Today's News

GNA — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:33:43 +0000

California- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is investigating a possible leak of radioactive steam. Apparently, a sensor detected the possible leak. The leak has forced a unit shutdown at the San Onofre nuclear generating station near San Diego. This is the same nuclear power plant that had an ammonia leak back in November. Southern California Edison released [...]

Lou Remembers 9-11 [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:05:52 +0000

Like the Alan Jackson song asks, where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day? I think almost every one of us can answer that. When you heard about it on the radio, or saw it happening on tv you just couldn’t believe it was real. I don’t think any of us [...]

"Why A Moment Of Silence" [AUDIO]

Sean McMaster — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:46:12 +0000

The year after the tragic events on September 11, 2001 I wrote and read on the air my thoughts on remembering that day. I still believe as we mark the tenth anniversary of that day , that these words still ring true, in some ways I think they are even more meaningful all these years later because none of us can get that day or its horrible memories out of our consciousness

Remembering 9/11 Needs To Be Done With Respect And Caution [VIDEO]

Levack — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:31:36 +0000

As we get closer to the 10th anniversary of September 11th you'll see more and more people and media outlets begin to "Remember 9/11". This has been a very difficult topic for me to handle every year since 2001. The tough thing is how do you remember and respect the men and women lost on that day and the days since protecting this country without taking advantage?