Martin Luther King Jr Day, what's open and what's closed and why

January 19 honors Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2015. This day is about a man who made cataclysmic changes in incendiary times using non-violence and passive acts of resistance. But all anyone seems to care about is what's open and closed. Do we get mail? Is school closed? Are banks open? Is Walmart shut? Who cares?  Martin Luther King Jr Day, what's open and what's closed and why | Examiner.com