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9/11 ATTACKS 25 YEARS LATER
Local team helped with NYC recovery
of the Urban Search and Rescue Team, or Task Force 3, who helped in the afDaily Post Staff Writer termath vividly recount three weeks of During September 2001, members endless searching for human remains of the Menlo Park Fire Protection Dis- and the long-term effects of being in trict were deployed to Ground Zero in the midst of the tragedy. Task Force 3 is sponsored by the fire New York City to search through the rubble of the World Trade Center after district, and is a multi-agency team that responds to local and national emerthe 9/11 terrorist attacks. Twenty-five years later, members [See RECOVERY, page 6] BY NORAH SHEPPARDHUTCHINS
Muslim leaders reflect on life after the attack
ty, along with prayers and performances from various cultures were shared last Stories of Muslim American resil- night during an annual multi-faith picience in a post-9/11 world, a time of in- nic and vigil in Palo Alto. In the wake creased violence toward the communi[See REFLECT, page 31] BY NORAH SHEPPARD-HUTCHINS Daily Post Staff Writer
INSIDE: Palo Alto council recalls 9/11. SEE PAGE 8.
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MOST IMPORTANT: Twenty-five years later, the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are still remembered as among the most important historic events in many Americans’ lives, according to a new Ipsos poll. About half of U.S. adults name the 9/11 attacks in an open-ended question about the most important historic occurrences in their lifetimes. NINERS DOWN UNDER: The
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SMOKE BILLOWS from one of the towers at the World Trade Center. AP photo.
School district bought sushi machine for kids
“We hand-rolled sushi several times, found it too labor-intensive, and ultiThe Palo Alto Unified School Dis- mately decided to request quotes for trict bought two sushi machines for sushi-rolling machines,” White said. Every school in the district now has $56,599 last year, purchasing records a “sushi specialty day,” White said. show. The district spent $18,067 with The Student Nutrition Services Department bought the machines after East Bay Restaurant Supply on Jan. sushi was the second most requested 13, 2025, and $38,532 with Culinary lunch entree by students, only behind Depot on June 6, 2025, according to pizza, district spokeswoman Lynette purchasing reports submitted to the White said in an email on Wednesday. [See SUSHI, page 30] BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
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