Each January, when Martin Luther King, Jr. Day rolls around, many Utahns sit it out.
Perhaps they just view King as too subversive to be worthy of a holiday.
In Utah, the day was observed as Human Rights Day before 2000, and on that year, the holiday's name was changed to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
George Washington, too, had flaws, but there is nary a person I would rather honor with a holiday than him. King? He did a lot of good impressing upon us the importance of treating people as people regardless of race.
My personal observance of the day -- along with observance of some of our other holidays -- often lacks much attention, but I like it that we honor King with a holiday.
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