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Minute by minute: Here is the chronology of Sept. 11, 2001

Terror struck America on Sept. 11, 2001, when 19 al-Qaeda hijackers seized four Boeing jets and turned them into missiles, killing almost 3,000 people. The hijackers arrived in the U.S. on tourist visas with cash and travelers checks they got in the Middle East.

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Terry L. Williams

Terry L. Williams, 63, of Hillsboro, passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, at Highland District Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. 

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Thoughts on Sept. 11: United we stand, divided...

Many Americans love to talk of our independence. That feeling of independence is one of our great virtues. We are – or once were – an independent people – but united in defense of that independence. Now is the time for that feeling of unity to be rekindled. Is it too much to pause for a moment of reflection on the 25-year anniversary of one of the most devastating attacks against our blessed nation?