Deborah Gatrell: The present is not all that matters

We are living through a slow motion disaster that will mark another major event in future history books. The greater danger is in “presentism” - the idea that only present things exist.We must do a better job remembering.Memorial Day began as Decoration Day in the post-Civil War 1800s as a time to pay tribute to fallen Soldiers. It evolved into the unofficial start of summer and a major shopping holiday. Now, health care professionals are being described as warriors “running in