Dear MSBC, It has been a while since the last Main Blast article. This one is a little lengthy; please forgive me. I think the topic warrants it. As you know, a lot has happened in recent days. At present we are still very much in the grips of the Covid-19 virus pandemic. There is also much civil unrest and racial tension with violent and nonviolent protests occurring with the removing or defacing or destroying…

Dear MSBC, You have probably had that awkward experience in an elevator. You know the one I’m talking about. The doors open wide, you enter, and you find yourself standing next to people in that eerily, uncomfortable silence as the elevator doors close behind you. No one knows what to do. Everyone on board either pulls out their cell phones, stares down at their shoes or up at the ceiling, being careful not to exchange…

Dear MSBC, In 2018 you perhaps watched the eight-part PBS television series The Great American Read. The series was hosted by Meredith Vieira (you may know her from The Meredith Vieira Show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, The Today Show, or The View). This television series explored and celebrated the power of reading as told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels (as chosen in a national survey with the top ten being…