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	Wednesday, September 26, 2001 Editorial
	Cheers & Jeers A brief overview of various issues Cheers to American Airlines’ CEO Don Carty for giving up his salary for the rest of the year in order to help restore American’s weakened finances. Jeers to the University of Texas President Larry Faulkner for making a public attack on UT professor Robert Jensen for writing an opinion piece about America’s own acts of terrorism. Americans First Amendment rights of free speech must be protected. full story	Being able to cope quickly is a good skill Resilience developed from helping others after terrorist attacks By Morgan Landry Skiff Staff The attacks on Sept. 11 reminded me of the old adage, “What does not kill you makes you stronger.” I recovered quickly after the events so I found myself helping people regain the strength to move on with their lives. I passed out copies of my last column, listened to people vent about their fears and calmed their fears of the impending war. full story
	Religious freedom is guaranteed By Tim Dragga Skiff Staff Now that things have quieted down, there is someone who has given me cause to make the victim of my “rapier wit.” We all knew it would not be long before resident hate monger and demagogue Jerry Falwell would, in Hitler-esque fashion, charge the problems of the country on an easily persecuted minority group. full story	Terrorism must be fought at home By Reilly Capps Reilly Capps is a columnist for the Oklahoma Daily at the University of Oklahoma. We are being assaulted from all sides. The 11th day of September was not the first time an aerial attack on New York was planned by terrorists. Back in 1999, the writings of a small, but dedicated group of fanatics showed they longed to hijack an airplane and crash it into Manhattan. full story
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