Remembering those who lost their lives on that dreadful Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001. May God comfort the families of our friends who lost fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, husbands, sons and daughters that day. Their memory will live on in you.

thank u joseph. at least u have the heart to acknowledge this for all suffering.

9/11 was an inside job. This junk is being used to keep us in a state of perpetual fear and paranoia to justify the existence of these sick parasites in our government, such as TSA etc. We are NOT safer, and indoctrinating our kids about the "evil terrorists" accomplishes NOTHING! RIP to the victims of this horrible crime. Indict Bush!

@uncle Moe: I am at a loss of words to describe what an ignorant person you are. The planes hitting the towers and killing 3000 people, the first WTC bombing, the Fort Hood shootings, the barracks at Beirut and the disco, etc., is what people are in fear of, you moron! The TSA and other agencies protect us from that fear.

Government, they failed us. Their main purpose is to protect the citizens of the United States. They may have know, may not have known, doesn't mater, they failed us and continue to do so through their new laws ever since that day. God Bless all those people.

The new curriculum isn't intended to provide controversial arguments of the cause of the attacks. It would be a waste of time trying to explain about why our fighter jets were tracking planes that had already crashed, the taped conversations from NORAD giving detailed instructions to the pilots on exactly how to shoot down commerical passenger planes, why Dick Cheney was giving orders from a 'secret bunker' immediately after the first plane struck the tower, or why the FAA continued to 'green light' further departures after the first plane crash was reported.
Keeping in mind that teachers were ordered not to talk about 911 in the days following, and the FBI still claimes the flight recorders from #93 were never located. Even though we all know they were.
Telling our children 'exactly' what happened back then is not necessary. Either is any discussion on why we immediately declared war against Afganastan.
Most findings are still classified, are we being lead to believe that our Lt. Govenor has the inside track on getting these 'diamonds in the rough' declassified ?
Bush,Romney-Obama SAME OLD DRAMA !!!

No need to waste money on another public education program to indoctrinate our youth. Bin Laden and his cohorts were over here wreaking havoc because our military has been over there wreaking havoc. The Arabs also have a thing about a foreign military occupying their sacred soil. Conflicts in the Middle East usually involve gods and get settled with guns.

Did everyone see the VA benefit cuts reported in the NY Times yesterday? They also propose to cut education budgets nationwide. Romney and Ryan have cut VA benefits and the Senate has voted it through. Republican desperately need their Congressional candidates to win this November in order for them to pass this bill in the House. They only need a hand full of seats to pull it off. The link for Times story is below. Take your time, it's a bit complicated, which is what Romney and Ryan apparently have counted on. In this way we veterans wouldn't be able to uncover it, but the Times has done that for us.

It comes down to one thing and one thing only: Both Romney and Ryan must tell the truth to veterans. They must say that "There are NO CUTS in the Ryan Budget to VA benefits" or they're lying to us and cannot be given the votes of veterans.

HUGE CUTS have been made. Read the article: http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/edsall-the-ryan-sinkhole/?nl=opinion&emc=edit_ty_20120910

Let's hold onto our VA benefits and keep Ryan from taking them from us. Romney never served in the military and does not have compassion for veterans. To keep our benefits, we must not give them our vote.

We could easily incorporate 9-11 with current history and social studies classes. The story of 9-11 started long before that day. It is a battle that has been going on for centuries. I would rather spend the money on a pay raise for teachers. I think our fallen heroes of 9-11 and our soldiers who have died to avenge 9-11 would rather we spent that money wisely.

May God bless the heroes of 9-11 and their families.

teach them how to time a gravity free fall as in building seven was totally blown from demolition experts. We have yet to see any highrise crumple from burning, besides the two of the most important trade buildings on earth. The idea of paying some as much as they can take because they are smarter, harder working, lucky or a chosen few is ludicrous when compared to the pay we give to our soldiers. Whom I might ad will soon sell themselves to the highest bidder because they too are the best at what they do. buy bye seals. That's our future and no american way I see is gonna stop that. Just ask blackwater. We've sold the world.

Lots of conspiracy nuts posting in this thread; at the least, hopefully they're not from Millburn.

11 years after September 11th, Governor Christie has placed an attack on the very hero's, Police, Fireman, Emergency service workers, causing irrepairable harm to them and their families. Remember this in 2013 when it is re-election time!
"The claim that any harm would come to your pension when I'm elected Governor is absolutely untrue. It is a 100% lie," Chris Christie wrote to New Jersey law enforcement officers during his campaign against Jon Corzine. The 2009 letter, and a near-carbon copy sent to firefighters, has resurfaced amid Christie's bid to overhaul public servants' pension system. Gov. Christie "Nothing will change for the pensions of current officers, future officers or retirees in a Christie Administration," says the "Open Letter to Members of Our Law Enforcement Community," simply signed "Chris."
"I have repeated time and time again that the pension agreement we made with our member our law enforcement community must be respected," the 2009 letter adds. "It is a sacred trust."
Christie sent a similar "sacred trust" letter to firefighters through the state, adding: "The notion that I would eliminate, change, or alter your pension is not only a lie, but cannot be further from the truth.
"No one will stand up for you more than I will. "Do not believe the lies that have been spread about my proposals," Christie told both groups. "Your pension will be protected when I am elected Governor."

WendyW is correct, any school curriculum should teach kids that this battle has been waged for centuries. Post 9-11, adults who don't know the difference between Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Harb are truly failing to inform themselves.

It shows how 'out of touch' our Lt. Govenor is, but it's not only her, it's politic's in general. Every 2-4 years it's the same rabble. "Rabble Rabble Rabble". You want change ? Vote- but vote out ALL of the favorites. Write-in who you feel would make a difference. Whether it's your teacher, your professor, your boss or who-ever. You are each entitled to cast one vote. We need to exercise the freedom of change by changing the channel- and not letting thing go by simply adjusting the volume.
What would the message be if on election day 96% of the votes were counted and both parties lost ? THAT'S CHANGE !!!

I vote for referendums.

google: building 7 (wtc 7)
google: jersey girls
google: william rodriguez
google: sibel edmonds
google: able danger
it is incredibly important to remember 9/11 and what really happened that day - the media and this bogus curriculum does very little to honor the true heros of 9/11
teach your children about the last man out and how about a lesson in physics - (richard gage)
wake up -- you are being deceived!

11 years ago today I was living in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn. A neighborhood that was quickly evolving from its Italian roots to families who had moved out of Manhattan when they had children. When the towers where hit they released a spew of papers over the streets from the towers. Some singed from the fire, some as if they had fallen off the desk to Court St. When the towers fell, the entire area of South Brooklyn was covered in dust. The sky was red. You could smell it. You could in fact smell it for months... At the corner bodega around noon that day, I talked with neighbors, many I'd see many times but never talked with... Then some young men in their 20's came in and said we are going up to Atlantic to get some ____ _______. I alerted them that most arabs on Atlantic where in fact Christian, and why they where in America for decades and thus why they had shops in such a tony location... That fell on deaf ears, and it was reported on the local news that night that many groups tried to express their rage in such ways. As the F-16s circled the city for the following weeks, and memorials where held, and people would line up on the West Side Highway to salute the recovery effort and the volunteers ... There was probably the truest sense of America coming to help all Americans. Of course the Anthrax fears, and pending wars kept us all on edge... But for a month or so, there was a common goal, make sure this never happens again.

We're you there? Because if you weren't, how are you qualified to comment on "what really happened"- because you read it somewhere? I was there- care to debate?

At what point do we stop ripping this scab over every year? There's something perverse about the annual flogging of this tragedy which seems to exist not to remember the dead, but so that we can, in a perverse way, "enjoy it all over again." If you lost a loved one that day, of course this is a day for you to remember and deal with in your own way. But for those of us who were lucky enough not to be directly affected, it is far past time to pay tribute by doing our civic duty and being informed about what our government does -- no matter what party is in charge. That doesn't mean coming up with conspiracies, but it does mean looking at FACTS. Not "truther" stuff, or right-wing delusions at Breitbart.com, but reality. If the facts were that there was absolutely no warning, then there is no blame to be had. But it is starting to emerge that there WAS warning -- both from the intelligence community and from the outgoing Clinton administration -- and the Bush administration decided, for whatever reason, to ignore them. The reasons are where the conspiracy theories start...but it doesn't make them true. What IS true is that the ball was dropped -- big time -- and while we cannot say for certain that the attacks could have been stopped, we can say that Bush Administration was so focused on Iraq that they couldn't -- or wouldn't -- see what was happening right in front of their noses.

I hope the course includes how England set up its agents to stir up rebellion and extemists in the Middle East so that they could "divide and conquer" and profit from turmoil politically and ecomically (Hint: Check out the history British Petroleum (BP)).

Is there something in the drinking water?

Laura -- are you questioning my post about BP?

I lost a Wonderful Cousin on this day! He was a Husband/Father of 3 little boys, a Son a Brother But most of all a True Human being who always did alot of other's who needed help weather it be working at a food bank, being a coach for his son's soccer team or taking care of his parent's when they were sick. I think it is Ok to speak about this, but the problem is tthat some of these lesson's goes on too long and then they end up getting depressed or just not pay attention. I spoke to my 8yr old yesterday morning but only in enought that she could handle and put a wonderful voice to it of how great these people were in NY,PA and Washington DC-We will never forget!

I don't see any mention of Islam in the story. Is it missing from the curriculum? If so, how can this be considered a "comprehensive curriculum"? Will our children be taught that some people of unknown origin attacked us for unknown reasons, or will they learn that there are jihadists who want to kill us because we are decadent infidels?

Oh my gosh, I believe the conflicts started before the arrival of the mysterious sea peoples in the days of ancient Phoenicia. Those people have been killing each other since the day they discovered a rock could kill. And they will continue killing each other until they run out of rocks.
Just today our diplomats were killed because an Israeli made a highly insulting film of Islam. So we are the target for retribution. I saw a clip of it, it was designed just to incite mob madness. There was nothing or merit or art in it.

I just wish that the kids would be taught about how "petro-dollars/pounds" helped create the mess that is the Middle East of today. It just didn't happen by itself.

As for oil -- we have enough oil here in America -- there is more oil in Alaska than in all of Saudi Arabia -- but let's worry more about "wild life" than the national security of this nation -- or the fact the United States is in an economic free-fall.

THE big question is "Cui bono?" -- who benefits from this insane situation where America is literally held hostage by Saudi oil?

america is held hostage by oil for the last 135 years or so. It's a buried treasure we got ourselves hooked on and the pirates of industry captured via greed and our own stupidity for allowing it to be monopolized. Now they wanna enslave us to solar or wind power monopolized by those smart folks who make them? We will never be free from these forms of energy slavery till we free ourselves from ourselves. Why don't we install small wind turbines and one time fee solar panels on many if not all the houses? too much noise? too much solar heat? too much greed? instead we pay for huge turbines to be built and then get charged for their electricity they produce? dah.. sounds good to me. Why don't we build stadiums for billionaire ball club owners and then pay millions to watch them or for their seats? dah... Wake up and free yourselves from this stupidity and insanity. PLAY BALL!

I think Laura had it about right above.

p.s. on public pensions. Governor Christie acknowledges the pensions of these people were raided by names changed to protect the guilty etc... What has he done to stop this theft as the top lawyer and law maker of this state? Where's his tough guy attitude toward this obvious graft and highway robber? Not a peep cause he knows his political career depends upon those stealing from the public and funding politicians campaigns. If he or any other politician were really out for the good of the masses the represent, do you think they wouldn't be killed like Kennedys or others fighting corruption in past present and future? I doubt it.

Billy -- Oil isn't for just gasoline-powered cars. It's tied to every type of manufacturing (what's left of it) here in the U.S. What do you think is needed to create just about any type of finished good here in the U.S.? O-I-L.

I strongly suggest you look into who REALLY is funding the so-called environmental groups blocking the development of oil resources in the United States.

"RE: Billy Mays 4:25 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 John, do you want to be surrounded by oil? In the rivers that you get your water from? We need energy that is sustainable."

When I read the comments from Marxist teachers on here who would rather give themselves a raise than teach about the threat of Islam, or the conspiracy nuts, or the time to move on self-absorbed lefties, I realize that this town is full of scum/

Billy Mays -- China is putting coal-burning electric plants online at the rate of ~1-2/week to meet its energy needs. They have virtually no restrictions.

The Obama administration has vowed to bankrupt energy producing companies here in the U.S.

Unless you're 100% solar, Billy, do you know what's going to happen to your energy rates IF Obama is elected?

Germany is weaning itself off of fossil fuels and nuclear power in favor of renewable energy. It doesn't happen over night but at least they have made a commitment to a sane energy policy. We should be moving away from fossil fuels and nuclear energy.

Joe R. is right. Even Romney now concedes the reality of global warming caused by human activities. In response to the potential risks, he had this to say a week or so ago:

"For instance, I support robust government funding for research on efficient, low-emissions technologies that will maintain American leadership in emerging industries."

Those of you who are talking about oil and alternative energy are missing the point. 9/11 wasn't about oil. Men -- well-educated and affluent men especially, as many of the hijackers were -- do not and did not fly airplanes into buildings because of oil. "Remembering" 9/11 by talking about solar power is like "remembering" WWII by talking about the efficiency of Japanese cars: There's a tangential relationship, but you're not remembering what the event really was.

Ww2 was about collapse of global economies brought on by ultra greedy banking and stock industry that is gonna happen again because we didn't address these problems seriously because we our corrupt to the core apparently. Or we just keep forgetting to remember we can't have our cake and eat it too. Is it true that Cheney and Bush both got much more wealthy through that war via halliburton over charging the US government for everything from tanks to toilet paper? Talk about conflict of interests. We just let them do it too. They "lost" plane loads of hundreds playing football with sacks of cash etc.. What a country.

With thousands of union exemptions for cadillac insurance plans, was Obamascare really about lowering costs?
My insurance rates went up 20 percent this year.

can you imagine paying ceos and upper insurance company people millions just sitting there raising your rates to give them self raises? I'd love to see what these people actually do for a living? Bet they sit and do nothing but raise rates and get more paper work involved so they can hire more friends and family. I think we should take a look at all the primitive societies, yes the mud people to some, and see how they disperse the profits of their collective labors. Wanna bet nobody gets seconds until everybody has had their first share? We better teach our so called college educated people to think outside the box and their own bank accounts. We have economic geniuses only focused on taking more for themselves. We are all a bunch of rats racing around for as much cheese as we can get for ourselves as the ship we are on, earth, is sinking. From economies to ecologies we've let down the world's societies. so next time you all here thinks its free for all, have another look at the writings within your holy cave's walls.

Didn't FLOTUS say yesterday that obesity was a threat to our national security?

Elected official Dan Grant, what is the average cost of pay, healthcare and pensions benefits you pay your township employees. Compensation is more than pay. I bet it is well over 100k per employee. Please provide this

Dan I googled your budget
9 million for salaries
2.1 million for insurance up 15 pct
2 million for pension/ss

That's 13.1 million for how many employees??

I didn't look but let's assume your figures are right. It has been a while but I think Montville may have about 120 total employees, including sworn officers. You should keep in mind though that anpout 40 percent of the budget comes from income other than local property taxes. Employees also pay into the pension system and it takes 10 years to get vested. It caps out at thirty years and you have to be over 55 to get full benefits. There are some interesting tricks that State Health Benefits (Blue Cross) pay to tilt the game in their favor. A town, on their program has to offer benefits at thew same rate as full time employees to elected officials and do so without having a public vote to take them. I watched increases of 15-20 percent per year for years for these benefits.

Is it accurate to say that 13 million divided by 120 is over 100k a year in township costs? Are you suggesting that Montville residents should be happy with this or their tax bills? I'd say 100k comp packages puts them in the top 10 percent of all wage wage earners. That is the point. The other 90 percent pay for them to be there

Dewey Good work, and you are correct. 75% of all the new wealth created in New Jersey in the past decade went to the top 20%; FAMILIES earning $132,000 or more .Keep in mind, a lot of that money was not " new wealth ", but the same amount of money simply being transferred from one group to another .Three million New Jerseyans earn $34,300 or less, and their take - home pay is shrinking . 30% of all WORKING PEOPLE rely on food stamps, up from 19% in 1990. 21% of jobs lost during the retraction paid between $9.50 an hour and $13.50 an hour . 58% of all new jobs created pay between $9.50 an hour and $13.50 an hour , The occupations with the fastest growth are retail sales jobs [ $10.97 an hour } and food preparation workers { $9.04 an hour } . Each category has grown by more than 300,000 since June 2009. Your figure, 90% is also correct - 3,000,000 New Jerseyans earn $34,300 or less. Since every cop and fireman and many bureaucrats also take private sector - jobs from their employers, and/or work two or three or more government jobs, the outlook is bleak. I mean, what's going to change ? Dewey, let's ask Dan Grant a question ; There are many State mandates regarding Municipal spending.How much of that $13,000,000 is discretionary ? I bet a real lot .The knee - jerk of elected local officials to shift blame is to yell, "It's the County ! It's the State !" Danny, Danny, Danny, tsk, tsk, tsk. Dewey , great letters, and , to coin a phrase , Sir, you are right on the money.

I deeply regret that very few people know how to strengthen a useful memory without strengthening destructive resentments, especially a government. My prayer is that all parties see the Light clearly, and that Orwell's lessons do not go unheeded.