If actions speak louder than elegy, it tells you where we are that the team coverage on the eve

of the 6th anniversary of 9/11 alternated between General Petraeus' performance on Capitol Hill

and Britney Spears' performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. Osama returned to prime time,

only to be mocked for his "impotence" and apparent need for Grecian Formula. A New Jersey

community that lost 100 people that day has had to delay expansion of its memorial because

fundraising fell short. September 11 falls once again on a Tuesday, we are six years away from

the fire, and wondering what that means.

September 11, 2007, 8:37 am

From the Memorial Ceremony
By Sewell Chan

12:10 p.m. | The formal ceremony has just ended. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg thanked those who

spoke during the ceremony for “giving words to our memories, and voices to the names that must

never be forgotten.” The mayor added: “On this anniversary day, we are guided by these words:

‘Sadness flies on the wings of the morning. And out of the heart of darkness comes the light.’ And

 today, to that light, we entrust our grief, and our gratitude, our disbelief and our hope, and our

dedication to the sanctity of this site — and to the care of one another.”