Today another reporter from out of town called for an interview related to the tenth anniversary of 9/11.....The thrust of the questions is how has Watertown changed as a result of the attacks...
Today's interview was from a public radio questioner who's narrative was that the event caused "exponential" growth that strained the communities social and physical infrastructure. When I told it that's not how it played out, she kept asking the same question over and over again.
I think attitudes have changed...people are more jaded....but people still go to work...raise their kids...go camping...paint their house...get sick...get well...and all the other things people do.
Most of the numerical growth of Drum happened before 9/11 and growth since then is being managed pretty well.
Sometimes 10 year retrospectives require conclusions that don't coincide with the facts...leading me to the conclusion that news is sometimes fiction.
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Things & situations are what we make of them.I have had to take the high road on a few issues there is one that will still stay on my list.The state will not shut me up!!!I need public Education for my boys, nothing is perfect!!we all know that.War is a racket it is not good but yes it's what it is.People very close to me are paying mental cost along with deep physical wounds this Area has suffered don't sugar coat it.(Please) people are on edge like you said when we lived in the south in 06-07,War was not talked about,everyday you enter the store you see one of our soldiers here I just gave a card to a soldier who has been deployed 4 times in 13 years that's heavy.We should do more for them as a community We up here have felt it since 9/11 more then most places in the world truth spoken .....You have a nice day hope you post this one.
Over the years nearly every news story I have read that I had any personal knowledge of had glaring inaccuracies. Many statements are taken out of context, misinterpeted, or deliberately slanted to suit the reporter or news service. I always take the news with a grain of salt and assume the truth is something other than reported.
5:13 I have had the same experience as you with the media. It is sad because usually the story I was part of was interesting on its own and did not need to be embellished...but that did not stop them from embellishing just the same.
Juston, there will always be public education. Too many people are making money off it to let it go bust. Trouble is, the children aren't the main concern. As things stand, it's a jobs program.
Juston there's already alot done for them, Combat get 40% off their taxes, Granted they sacrificed but it's their choice.
We will never make it even, but like 5:30 says, many things are done to show our appreciation. It will never be enough for some, but all we can do is what we can do.
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