Friday, January 27, 2012
Names of the fallen to be read in vigil starting at 9:11 p.m.
Tonight, the public is invited to a vigil in downtown St. Louis which will honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in dedication to defending their country in war in Afghanistan and Iraq since the 9/11 attacks. The vigil, which will begin at 9:11 p.m. at the Soldier's Memorial at Chestnut and 13th Street, will include the reading of names of all who have fallen. It is expected to last through the evening until Saturday's noon start of the parade welcome home Iraq War Veterans, which will begin on Market Street at Kiener Plaza. A resource area will be open to the public at the end of the route at Union Station, with the goal of providing information and opportunities for returning veterans. Patch will have coverage of the event …
Monday, September 12, 2011
Interfaith Memorial in Music remembered Sept. 11 terror attack victims and celebrated America's strength in diversity and faith.
Ten years ago, disbelief gave way to shock, fear, anger and rage as Americans watched on television as the terrorist attacks unfolded on Sept. 11, former Missouri Sen. John Danforth told a crowd at the Sheldon Concert Hall Sunday. Danforth spoke at the Interfaith Memorial in Music. The event included a recitation from the Quran and a poem by a members of the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis in Ballwin, music by the Christ Church Cathedral Choir, a Hebrew blessing and a Hindu prayer for universal peace. Several groups from the St. Louis Symphony and the St. Louis Chamber Choir also performed. The interfaith service focused on unity, celebrating freedom of religion and acceptance of all ethnicities as a fundamental American strength. …
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The last of four poems written by a Creve Coeur Patch reader in the days and month following the terrorist attacks on the United States.
Patch editors around St. Louis and nationwide have been looking at the ways our nation has been touched by the 9/11 attacks and the decade which has followed. We've asked you to share your thoughts and perspective. Creve Coeur Patch reader Barb Poposky sent us a series of poems she wrote in the aftermath of that tragic day. In an email to Patch, she last one she wrote, just prior to the first anniverary of the attacks. She said it was written "In response to a culturally pervasive negativity & prejudice that I was seeing emerge in America, that was blaming an entire group of people for the actions of a minority within that group; this poem is written from a child's point of view, due to me trying to answer more questions about that same …
Residents from suburban St. Louis recall where they were during the attacks.
Today America remembers the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington D.C. Patch spoke with several people affected by the attacks. Jeffrey Springer from Olivette, was in the World Trade Center when it was hit. He worked as a senior manager for Morgan Stanley on the day of the attack; he now works as a manager for a Philadelphia-based investment firm. In the video he appears with his wife Ruth to talk about the event. Kevin Boyer of Maryland Heights was also at the World Trade Center when it was attacked. He worked as a consultant for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In the video, he explains the sound the tower made when it collapsed. Kimberly Padilla from Wentzville was a Los Angeles-based flight attendant during the …
Creve Coeur Patch joins other Patch communities in a unique look at the impact of the terrorist attacks on America.
The third in a series of poems written by a Creve Coeur Patch reader in the days and months following the attacks on America.
Patch editors around St. Louis and nationwide have been looking at the ways our nation has been touched by the 9/11 attacks and the decade which has followed. We've asked you to share your thoughts and perspective. Creve Coeur Patch reader Barb Poposky sent us a series of poems she wrote in the aftermath of that tragic day. In an email to Patch, she described one of them entitled, "Heroes All Around," written in the fall of 2001, including "examples of the individual acts of courage and heroism and assistance that occured on that Day and in the days that followed..." Heroes All Around Heroes all around. Waking up, getting ready, the everyday routine. Pushing onward, beat the timeclock, queuing at Starbucks for just one more cup of java…
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Creve Coeur Patch reader Barb Poposky shares the second of four poems written in the days and months after the terrorist attacks.
Patch editors around St. Louis and nationwide have been looking at the ways our nation has been touched by the 9/11 attacks and the decade which has followed. We've asked you to share your thoughts and perspective. Creve Coeur Patch reader Barb Poposky sent us a series of poems she wrote in the aftermath of that tragic day. In an email to Patch, she described the second one, written in October 2001: "Everything normal & routine was thrown off course when the first plane hit... But then America responded in ways the terroists didn't count on..." The Day The Day awoke, just like any other. Men and women pulled from slumber; By jangling bells and beeping alarms; By gentle sunshine and trilling birds. The Day awoke, just like any other…
Friday, September 9, 2011
A Creve Coeur Patch reader shares her perspective on the day that changed the world.
Patch editors around St. Louis and nationwide have been looking at the ways our nation has been touched by the 9/11 attacks and the decade which has followed. We've asked you to share your thoughts and perspective. Creve Coeur Patch reader Barb Poposky sent us a series of poems she wrote in the aftermath of that tragic day. In an email to Patch, she described the first one, written September 30, 2011: "This poem was written as a result of some research I was doing at the time for a college course, and photos that I was seeing on t.v. as 9/11/01 unfolded...I thought of the Statue of Liberty watching so many events of New York's history after her placement in the harbor, how if she was human so many of those events would make her cry... I …
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Art fairs, theater, music and beer are on tap this weekend.
It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new places to explore. End Days by Deborah Zoe Laufer in Creve Coeur When/Where: The play will be performed at The New Jewish Theatre, inside the new Marvin & Harlene Wool Studio located in the Jewish Community Center's Staenberg Family Complex. The play will be showing several days between Thursay, Sept. 8 to Sept. 25, at various times. See the schedule for details. Why go?: The play is a melange of characters, the mother-a lapsed Jew who becomes a devout born-again Christian, the father- suffering from depression after the 9/11 attacks, as well as a nerdy neighbor who dressers as Elvis, all …
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Patchers around the St. Louis area sought out examples of people who were moved to action or forever changed in some way by the events of Sept. 11, 2001 or otherwise have a tie to that tragic day. We'd love you to add your story and pictures.
Editors from across Patchland have spent a few weeks compiling stories — your stories — spurred by the events of Sept. 11, 2001. With the commemoration of the 10th anniversary coming, we know that the terrorist attacks on that day had lingering effects on all of us. In some cases, it's a reminder of the pain. In others, it's spurred us to action. We all have a story. Here are some of the stories we found around the St. Louis area, from Wentzville to Arnold, from Florissant to Eureka. See if these stories sound familiar to you — and if they spark something you recall, or you'd like to share your story, please comment or add a photo. We'd love to hear from you.
Frank Ruckle
12:24 pm on Sunday, January 29, 2012
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