Today

Today many are debating the outcome of the interstate rivalry Iowa/Iowa State game. Not in our house. Today Ryan and I have been addicted to the History channel. They've been showing footage and documentaries from 9/11 all morning. It's so bizarre to watch nine years later.



Nine years ago tomorrow, I picked up newspapers documenting the events. The Iowa State Daily (I was a sophomore at Iowa State at the time), The Des Moines Register, and The New York Times.




As a journalism major I knew these newpapers would be a great documentation of the history unfolding in front of us.

These newspapers were in the basement and survived the flood of '08. Of all our stuff in the basement, it was these newspapers that almost had me in tears. Afterward, our basement looked like a printers office. Pages of newspapers spread out on every possible surface as they dried. I moved them upstairs after that incident.

I just hope everyone takes time to remember the day amid the fun and festivities of the Iowa/Iowa State game.

P.S. Go STATE!