My letter to the Boston Globe's news editor, Kaitlin Johnston, 6.6.24

[Abigail_Adams]

Dear Ms. Johnston:

I don't visit boston.com very often, but turned to the site today to look for a crucial piece of history. Today, the President and First Lady are in Normandy honoring the remaining veterans of D-Day, June 6, 1944, on the eightieth anniversary of the invasion that eventually drove Hitler's forces out of France, then Europe, and saved the free world.

Mention of this landmark observance is conspicuous by its absence on the landing page of boston.com today. Instead, we see lobster roll prices, basketball player Kyrie Irving, impounded mopeds, and (granted, legitimately) a murder trial.

Our freedom wasn't free.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. Great letter - perfectly stated!

[Abigail_Adams]

3. Thanks!

[calimary]

2. Excellent letter.

And an even better and sharper point.

[Abigail_Adams]

4. Thank you!

[okaawhatever]

5. Much needed commentary. Well said. nt

[oasis]

6. Kyrie Irving? What a waste.