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There was an awesome story in my local paper today, the Binghamton "Press & Sun-Bulletin," about a local woman who has funded and built her own 9/11 memorial. It is really a spectacular sight, and since I cannot post the story here due to Gannett's rules, I recomend everyone doing a Yahoo or Google search for the above titled newspaper and look at todays news headlines. The headline of the article is the same for this thread.

Thursday, July 01, 2004 © 2004 Republican-American "I haven't heard one statement from an Islamic leader in this country denounc(ing) those actions. Not one. To them I say, 'Your silence is deafening.'" We had noticed the same thing, so we dropped in on the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Web site. CAIR, it turns out, has been circulating an online petition that reads, in part: "We, the undersigned Muslims, wish to state clearly that those who commit acts of terror, murder and cruelty in the name of Islam are not only destroying innocent lives, but are also betraying the values...

AGAWAM, Massachusetts (AP) -- A man fell out of a roller coaster and was killed Saturday at the Six Flags New England amusement park. The Superman Ride of Steel roller coaster was approaching the end of its run when the man fell out, park officials said. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The man came out of the ride as it hit a curve, witness Anthony Arroyo said. He was identified as Stanley J. Morbarsky, 55, of Bloomfield, Connecticut. The ride was closed, and the incident is under investigation by park staff, police and the state.