Agreed . . . > From: Cheryl Richey <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar > <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 08:34:45 -0700 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Our nation's tragedey > > This is very nice to hear feelings of sympathy. However, feelings are not > as helpful as actions. I would like to see other countries come to help us > unbury our people. We are in a time of crisis. We spend billions of dollars > to come to the need of other countries. We help clean up after war; we help > when earthquakes hit, we help discourage countries. Now it is our turn to > need help. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Martha Kolln <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 4:52 PM > Subject: Our nation's tragedey > > >> Dear friends: >> >> I just received this email from a cousin in Norway: >> >> "It's with grief and shock we got the news about the cruel and cowardly >> attack on your country and all those innocent people. We can hardly find >> words to express how sad we're feeling, but our sympathy is with you and >> also with all those unknown people who have been killed, maimed or have >> lost their loved ones. >> The whole thing is so unreal that you almost have to check that you are >> awake. Beside the human tragedy, this is also a threat to all democratic >> nations in the free world including our country, so even if we are far > away >> in distance it does also feel very close. One good thing, if one can say >> that in a situation like this, is that the world's major nations seem to >> have become more united and determined to fight these evel elements >> together." >> >> >> >> I wanted to share it with you because I'm sure it represents the > feelings >> of average citizens all over Europe. Cousin Helge has been here in > America >> several times; he has a special feeling for New York because he >> participated in the NY Marathon three years ago. >> >> At times like this, of ocurse, grammar issues that we would normally > debate >> have taken a secondary place in our lives. >> >> Warmest regards to you all. >> >> Martha >> >> To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface > at: >> http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html >> and select "Join or leave the list" >> >> Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html > and select "Join or leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/