Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

Old Bill Shakespeare (I’ve been around so long we’re on a first name basis) said “What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” To which another wag replied, “Not if it’s called skunk cabbage!” While recently walking around Falcon Heights, I started wondering why things are given their particular names.

I passed a complex of buildings with the single word “Spire” on …