WTC rebuilding plan adds to healing process

For well over a year, New York has debated what to do with the cavernous hole left by the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center.

That should come to an end with a plan that has the potential to make all of America proud.

Architect Daniel Libeskind, an immigrant now living abroad, has designed a beautiful, functional tribute that incorporates elements for business, tourism and reflection.

Towering over the rest of the project will be a 1,776-foot structure -- the tallest in the world -- to remind visitors of the year this nation gained its independence. That spire will be topped with atriums replicating the world's various environments.

Below will be 70 floors of office space, an area that will reflect light from 8:46 to 10:28 a.m. every Sept. 11, and the foundation of the original World Trade Center.

With the approval of Libeskind's plan, the focus can switch to rebuilding the area.

Undoubtedly, this will go a long way toward healing broken hearts.