Word: sorrowfully
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...They momentarily straightened their shoulders, slumped from two weeks of stress and sorrow, for the Administrator's talk. "I just came to thank you," said Garvey, who is known for being meticulously prepared for official appearances. She is the public face of the FAA. Today was no different - despite 20 hour days, Garvey was sharply dressed in a pinstripe suit and her makeup in order, and she had already been smoothly meeting and greeting people in Dulles Airport for two hours. Then, she stumbled. "You are heroes in our minds," she gamely tried continuing, looking directly at a small group...
...tragedy that struck the U.S. Sept. 11, 2001, touches everyone [SPECIAL ISSUE]. Not only is it incomprehensible, but the aftereffects on lives around the world cannot be summed up or measured. Anger and fear run deep--sorrow even deeper. But ours is a nation of diverse and tolerant people. Let us lead by example and not condemn any group because of the actions of a few. May our anger, fear and sorrow be turned toward compassion, patience and support for everyone affected by these events. In this way may we find strength. MARSHALL SELTZER Saltsburg...
...people" or TV hosts who talk to the "other side" suggested that death was not to be seen as real. If one doubted its reality before last week, that is unlikely to happen again. Which brings us to the more amorphous zones of reality, such as grief and common sorrow. When the white dust settles, and the bereaved are alone in their houses, there will be nothing but grief around them, and nothing is more real than that. In short, people may at last be ready to say what they wholeheartedly believe. The kindness of people toward others in distress...
...firefighters, rescue workers, doctors, nurses, the police, and average New Yorkers, for whom strength and power are continually kept in check by the devastation itself. Rather I mean the response of a considerable number of national politicians, pundits, and religious leaders, whose rhetoric of grandeur barely pauses in awe, sorrow, and, yes, terror before proceeding, forthwith, down a well-worn path. We, the people of this great nation, so repeatedly blessed, might do well to reflect on the price of what we call greatness, and on what is lost by discounting smallness, weakness, and vulnerability...
...finally, please continue praying for the victims of terror and their families, for those in uniform and for our great country. Prayer has comforted us in sorrow and will help strengthen us for the journey ahead...