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The reason, after so many crappy years, we still love the Times

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In John Ford’s great film, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, someone says, “When legend becomes fact, print the legend.” So it goes with the death of Cesar A. Borja, the New York City policer office who, claimed the dailies, rushed to Ground Zero right after September 11th, pulling 16 hour volunteer shifts in the toxic fires, heroism that eventually led to his death this January 23rd from pulmonary fibrosis. The Daily News and the Post carried [...]


Posted in The City on February 13th, 2007 | 1 Comment » [ Share / Bookmark + ]