Aftermath: Debris cleared from upstairs at The Uni… How long has this existential question been there? The stage, and scorched band equipment Which way will it go? Rebound dispute Rebound dispute resolved Many hands Ohio University botany rocket Hours before winter begins Neither glacier nor river delta . . . Here's hope for you I'll take their word for it Cold-morning windshield Court Street, Athens, Ohio, Christmas Eve Street decorated, but everyone at home Emergency Medical Service doesn't have the night o… Sorry, we're closed Buildings damaged by fire a few weeks earlier Chilly, windy, and rainy The wind tore plastic loose from a construction si… Flag and banner whipping in the wind The fire-damaged buildings, like a ghost town From above the city, the lights Sifting, literally, through the ashes, in search o… Amazingly, some plants survived Cheery window graphics, cheerless interior The next morning, still smoldering Streets were blocked all around Going in Firemen prepare for "overhaul" The roofs collapsed early on Athens fireman on the scene It's lonely at the top Fire departments from nearby towns responded On CNN Headline, by telephone, 21 June 2004 With Linda Vester, Fox News, 21 September 2004 On the Today Show 4 December 2003 With Charlie Rose, 23 November 1988 Don't ask When it absolutely, positively . . . Police kept order, mostly Many, many people showed up Wholesome family entertainment Not just ghouls -- souls, too How most participants were feeling late in the eve…