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Star Herald also seeks help in sharing local spirit of giving
Three times last week readers shared information with me about people they knew who were serving interesting military purposes overseas.
That was in the grocery store and on the street. I lost count of how many tips we’ve received in the Star Herald office.
It’s becoming clear we’re at war, and it’s affecting all of us — particularly those of us with loved ones directly involved in the action.
We’ll continue to publish occasional feature stories on local military personnel, but as more and more of our local servicemen and women get involved, we’ll never keep up writing one or two stories at a time.
We can’t do the big features every week, but we can do lots of little ones. We’ve decided to publish a weekly column of military briefs, so that at least our readers can know who’s involved and what they’re doing.
Sometimes we get press releases from the various branches of the military, but we like to think our best sources for that information are right here in Rock County. Who can better explain the whereabouts and what-ups of our service people than families?
So, readers, we need your help. On the opposing page, page 5A, is a form you can fill out that will help us share information about your service person.
We’ll publish the information in the paper and on our Web site, www.star-herald.com.
If nothing else, it may be another way to support our troops and stay connected to each other.
Giving credit
where credit is due
While we’re presenting forms, we have another one for our readers to fill out and send in.
There are literally hundreds of service organizations in Rock County, in addition to countless generous businesses and individuals who deserve recognition for good deeds done.
It’s been our policy to not publish check-passing pictures, because, as a business that draws its revenue from advertising, we’ve generally felt that those seeking to improve a professional image through charity should pay for such advertising.
At the same time, we like to share good news like this, and we try to highlight these kind acts as often as possible … for free.
I am always tickled to hear about people doing good for the sake of doing good — not for public relations or personal recognition.
But in the interest of publicizing a broader range of benevolence that may otherwise go unrecognized, we’re starting a database of such activity in the community.
On the opposing page, you’ll find a form that asks for basic information, such as who donated what for what cause and what the donation will be used for.
We’ll publish the information periodically as the briefs accumulate.
In addition to our regular feature stories, we hope the tidbits will shed light on the spirit of the people in this area. We truly are blessed to live in Rock County.
Published April 3, 2003.
