Ann Corcoran
Yesterday was a picture-perfect spring day in western Maryland. It was the kind of day for a visit to friends, a lunch out, a little work in the garden, but instead I, and thousands of others from Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, walked what felt like a mile from the parking area to a huge airplane hangar at the Hagerstown Regional Airport where, packed like sardines, we waited for hours to hear what Presidential candidate Donald Trump had to say.
It was worth the wait.
The aching back and legs were all worth experiencing the phenomenon first hand.
On the roads lining the walk to the hangar were dozens of vendors selling Trump memorabilia. I asked one woman where she was from and she said Michigan. Imagine this! They follow Trump events around the country selling their wares. It must be lucrative for them and one had to admire their entrepreneurial spirits (if not the quality of their merchandise).
There were two small groups of demonstrators. There was a small (maybe 20) group of locals with homemade signs that seemed to favor the word “hate.” And, then there was another group, maybe 15, closer to the hangar with the characteristic professionally printed commie signs. You know they are always bright yellow with black letters (Workers World Party in this case).
Snipers were on roofs nearby and the security check involved metal detectors and bag searches. ...
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