This past weekend, we had a commitment to do a tandem skydiving tribute to the father of Union Democrat editor Alex MacLean, Phillip “Crusty” MacLean, who died after battling cancer Aug.
Alex Coker (top) set a tandem skydiving record by jumping from 42,000 feet. When asked by a reporter in 1924 why he was attempting to climb to the top of Mt. Everest, English mountain climber ...