OPINION: Remembering 9/11, scoring a debate, eluding truth

By: George Ayoub

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: September 7, 2026

Words: 788

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Three thoughts …

Hundreds of thousands of Nebraskans will join millions of Americans this week to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the horrible shorthand for violence and death that came to our shores. Much as JFK’s assassination or Pearl Harbor became seminal moments for earlier generations, 9/11 did for Gen Y and Gen Z.

Twenty-five years ago this week, I gathered around a television in the newsroom of the Grand Island Independent with reporters, …

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