Breslin, alone, went to Arlington National Cemetery where he found an old man digging the president's grave. Breslin described the man's actions and talked with him about his feelings for Kennedy. No one reads the other accounts today. Breslin's column has been reprinted and is still capable of moving the reader to tears. Amanda Bennett of the Oregonian says all political and business decisions are based on assumptions.
School reform is based on an assumption.
Environmental regulations are based on assumptions. The emphasis evolves as the story does. The mayor honors a neighborhood woman for public service. The story isn't the mayor's proclamation. The story is finding the men and women who were influenced by the woman when they were kids.