Stories From The States
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Flight 93 crashed on his land. He remembers the heroes 25 years later.
When United Flight 93 crashed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 11, 2001, Tim Lambert was on his way to work at a public radio station. In the newsroom, he saw the televised images of the wreckage in a field near Shanksville and thought the trees looked familiar. Later that night, his dad left a message on his answering machine saying, “Those trees are ours.”
Lambert and his family, by chance, became a part of the story of Flight 93.
A journalist coined ‘the Bible Belt’ 100 years ago. It’s been oversimplifying the South ever since.
Stigma begone: If you’re in your mid-40s, schedule a colonoscopy without delay. It’s fine! Really!
A crisis of political maturity: How Black leadership in Memphis is mismanaging the moment
No crime, plenty of rot: Hobbs’ secrecy and GOP outrage could lead to deeper voter distrust