It’s really not supposed to be the first “holiday” of the summer season; Memorial Day is supposed to be about those who served their country –and are now gone — in whatever way the times dictated. Like so.
Who’s on your list? Please send me a few paragraphs about them and, if possible, a picture and on Monday I’ll present the roll call.
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Bob Collins