Memorial Day mailbag

Upvotes, O'Malley, and my scoldy no-fun views on gambling

Hope everyone is looking forward to the long weekend — enjoy some cookouts and maybe a little Top Gun sequel.

Something I learned living in Logan Circle is that the Memorial Day federal holiday was created thanks to the legislative initiative of John Logan, a former general and U.S. senator who was important enough in Gilded Age politics to have a bunch…