1,000 High School Students Sing US National Anthem on 18 Floors of Hotel

I got chills watching this







1,000 High School Students Sing US National Anthem on 18 Floors of Hotel celebrating the start of the Olympics.

WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA

Spent the morning at the National Cemetery in Rittman

SEPTEMBER 11th.

As the bells of the Churches in Lakewood finishing tolling it is a call to stop and remember. When the first news of a plane hitting the WTC

Most people thought it was an accident, then a few minutes later

All of that was caught live on TV, at that time I was working for a law firm in the Key Tower -- I was on the 43rd Floor. Shortly after the second plane hitting the tower the word in the office that we meaning the building was to be evacuated as a precaution. There had been several reports about a plane heading to Cleveland or there was hijacked plane at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, thus the reason for the evac. I am a little fuzzy on the attack on the Pentagon, I can't recall if I heard about it while still in the building or after we had moved down the fire escape towards the street.

After some 30-40 minutes it took to go down the 43 flights of the fire escape, and reached Ontario street, some of my colleagues then started getting phone calls from family members and word had spread that one of the towers had collapsed

I started to make my way over to the Hanna Building where my wife worked at the time which normally would be 15 minute walk but because of traffic it seemed to take twice as long. I do recall thinking to myself if this is what it was like when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. A question I would ask my mother later that evening. By the time I had gotten to my wife's office the North Tower had fallen and I stood on the street corner at 14th and Euclid and watched the video on Jumbotron on the Wyndham Hotel. Once I got to my wife's office is the first I heard of the Flight 93

As we sat and waited for the traffic to clear downtown, my wife and I continued to watch the envents unfolding and all you think about was all those people who had lost their lives. At the time, the estimates were up into the tens of thousands, even though the number would be smaller, it was still one too many.

Never Forget All photos courtesy of the AP.

Branco Cartoon – Regime Change

Branco Cartoon – Regime Change


No added comment, I think this Cartoon Pretty much sums the Syrian Crisis up.

A Little Fun in Myrtle Beach

Just something light hearted

Personal and Professional things have gotten in the way of posting lately, but I did want to share this.
 

Joe Milan

This past Monday morning Joe Milan was run over by a RTA bus on Detroit Avenue. Earlier this evening I learned that Joe passed away from his injuries. Part of me is sad to hear the news, but another part is angry that he had to die in such a senseless way. Based on the initial reports the Lakewood Police Department and the Regional Transit Authority will probably state publicly that it was just a tragic accident. Joe was an earlier supporter of mine when I ran for City Council back in 2005, at first I didn't take him all that serious, but then something clicked and we began to have serious political discussions, most of the time I would be of the opposing point of view and he would then riddle that POV with holes. His grasp of politics and the nuances were something pretty astounding. Most of all my favorite conversations were about families and above all fishing. Joe loved to fish, we had alsways said we would go fishing together, so he could teach me how to really fish. I will miss Joe.

Good News Bad News Scenario

BREAKING NEWS: 1 BOSTON MARATHON BOMB SUSPECT DEAD, 1 ON THE RUN, - Sent via the FOX News Android App.

These Brothers have shown no compassion for human life, extreme caution by civilians and Police is warranted.

A Change in the Course of the Investigation - Stay Tuned

BREAKING NEWS: FBI WILL RELEASE BOSTON BOMBING VIDEOTAPE IN PRESSER, FOX NEWS CONFIRMS, - Sent via the FOX News Android App.

Who Will it be?

After nearly 8 years as the Shepherd, Pope Benedict has announced he will step down. As was the case during the last conclave, the speculation will be that someone from the African continent or from South America will be the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church. However, one of Benedict's goals was to bring the Europeans back into the fold, so quite possibly another European could be appointed. As for the nearly 200 million Catholics in the US, Canada in Mexico, there would be a very small chance for an American prelate to elevated. We will know the answer in Mid-March.