On Sept. 11, 2001, I was sleeping about 9 that morning when I received a call from a reporter at The Times in Gainesville, Ga., to turn on the TV. I was the metro editor at the then Gannett-owned newspaper, but we were waiting for a new chief editor to start in two weeks, so I was the acting editor. I switched on NBC and saw one of the two towers from the World Trade Center in New York City on fire near the top of the 110-story building. I was a little groggy after working until 2:30 a.m. as the reporter told me they weren't sure what happened - a plane had, by accident it was believed, hit the tower and the upper floors were on fire.
Where were you on 9/11?
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