It rises and falls, even in wartime, as was so painfully clear during the Vietnam era. Today, a Fargoan said, we re all New Yorkers. Join our online discussion. Cartoon Gallery - Look back at the work of Forum cartoonist Trygve Olson. Letters to the editor - To be printed in newspaper and online.
Journalists live for the big story.
Watching the destruction of the World Trade Center left us speechless one kept expecting, even hoping, for Steven Spielberg to step in front of a blue background and ask us how we liked his latest special effects. We ve been blanketed with news coverage and with stories that could wring tears from stone. Practically no one, however, has delved into why the terrorists worked the evil they did. In his memoirs, Gen. Douglas MacArthur wrote that the underlying issue in World War II was theological. That sounds like an odd thing for a general to say, especially MacArthur.