Come From Away is a Story of Magnificent Humanity
On Sunday we are going to see the play "Come From Away" at the McAllen Performing Arts Center. I have wanted to see this play since visiting Newfoundland a few years ago. The following is a column I wrote after spending a day at the Gander, Newfoundland Aviation Museum. I am proud to say that this was one of three columns that were eventually nominated for the AP Op-ed award for small circulation newspapers. Gander Newfoundland Keeps the Faith I picked up the headset and held one side to my ear. There was the voice—calm, methodical, every tone measured and precise. In the Gander Aviation Museum I was listening to recordings of air traffic control. “Delta one five heavy, this is YQX approach, squawk zero seven seven niner.” “United two two three heavy, this is YQX, descend t...