The memorial service at the Cincinnati Firefighters Memorial Park, at Sixth Street and Central Avenue, will include a reading of the names of firefighters who have died and a sounding of a "Final Bell" in their memory. Iraqi girl going home after surgery

Fatma Saad Abdulaziz is finally going home. The 8-year-old Iraqi girl left town Tuesday after receiving life-saving heart surgery Aug. 25 at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Counting time she spent in Jordan before traveling to Cincinnati, Fatma has been away from home since July 10 and is eager to see her family again. Her care in America was arranged primarily by 2nd Lt. Todd Wilson, a physician's assistant with the West Virginia Army National Guard. "She is going home with a healthy heart, but she will be breaking ours," said Anderson Township resident Marian Tarvin, Fatma's host mother. "We certainly thank everyone involved in making this trip possible and especially Children's Hospital and the doctors who gave her this gift."

Campaign raises $34M, 55% of goal

The Greater Cincinnati United Way has raised $34,094,126 since the Sept. 2 campaign kickoff, 55.8 percent of its $61,125,000 goal. The campaign ends Oct. 28. For information, go to www.uwgc.org.

Author to speak on death penalty

The author of Dead Man Walking, Sister Helen Prejean, will give a free presentation about the death penalty at Xavier University Oct. 11. The speech, open to the public, is 9:30-10:20 a.m. and 10:30- 11:20 a.m. at the Gallagher Student Center Theater.

2 CNN programs broadcast here

News junkies are welcome to watch today when CNN broadcasts two news shows from the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics at 3 p.m. and Crossfire with Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson at 4:30 p.m. No tickets or reservations are required.

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