Why It's a Good Idea to Cancel the NYC Marathon

I'm a runner, so you'd think I'd be the first to complain about canceling the NYC Marathon.

But I'm not. I think it's a great idea to cancel it. People have been devastated this week. Lives have been ruined. It's hard to be happy about anything right now when people are still in a state of shock.

I remember something that happened locally during 911. On the day of the 911 terrorists attacks, the same horrible day planes flew into the WTC, we had a local event scheduled for that even...