DAVID MARCUS: As the nation bickers, small-town America still loves a parade

Like many small towns in Appalachia, this place is a liberal blue spec in a conservative red county. So I was curious to see if this hamlet could pull off an "America 250" parade that would really bring the entire community together.

Amid the buzz, the flags and patriotic T-shirts, I found Melinda Kelleher, the Main Street manager who was heavily involved with the planning. When I started to ask if that was a challenge in these divisive times, I couldn’t even end my sentence before she answered...