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This 9/11, remember cohesion

By Ken / September 9, 2016 / Comments Off on This 9/11, remember cohesion

Jay Winuk has a message for all of us this weekend. Unity. Recognize it. Pause from the negative. Restore it. Winuk, who lives in Mahopac, N.Y., will again remember his brother, Glenn J. Winuk, a volunteer firefighter who died while doing triage in the South Tower at the World Trade Center. He does this in…

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14 years later, a call to sustain hope

By Ken / September 11, 2015 / Comments Off on 14 years later, a call to sustain hope

“Tragedy wasn’t the only thing born on 9/11. Hope was born, too.” — David Paine, co-founder 9/11day.org  Cindy McGinty, a 9/11 widow who refused to curl up in a ball when she was suddenly forced to raise two young boys alone, issues a call to action as we pause today to remember the fallen. “Think…

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PMC road crew lifts event, rain or shine

By Ken / August 5, 2014 /

So many of us find it hard to step out of the whirl and go beyond ourselves. In an age of Instagrams and streaming Twitter updates, people seem too busy to call even when something’s gone terribly wrong. They might text instead. It becomes harder to pause, and finding solace eludes us.   At least…

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