BEST COURAGEOUS ACT

Little things people do every day with no recognition

You don’t have to storm the beaches of Normandy or pull little old ladies from the paths of speeding freight trains to be a hero. Just getting out of bed can be an act of courage on some days, it seems. Readers in our poll weren’t specific about exactly what little things constitute acts of courage. Is it courageous, for example, to turn left onto Wabash Avenue from a parking lot at 5:15 p.m. on a Wednesday, or just foolhardy? What about asking the woman you just met in the coffee shop if she’d like to have dinner sometime? Or telling your significant other, “Gee, honey, that new hairdo makes you look like a yeti.” Consider a motorist who allows a halfdozen cars to cut into a slow-as-molasses traffic line. Are they merely being kind or are they courageous for risking the wrath of motorists behind them who are in a hurry? Whatever courage might be, just be brave out there. Runner-up: Whistleblower in the Springfield police shredding scandal