HoCo chooses civility
September 25, 2007
I was on Route 175 in Columbia last week when I saw an odd bumper sticker on the car in front of me: “Choose Civility in Howard County.”
At first, I thought it was imploring Columbians to be more racially tolerant.
Since the (albeit small) sample of Howard County residents I asked didn’t know, I turned to the local blogosphere.
Sure enough, Hometown Columbia was able to point me in the right direction: Choose Civility is an initiative led by the HoCo Library that “intends to enhance respect, empathy, consideration and tolerance in Howard County.”
Their strategy for doing so? Recommended reading (“Choosing Civility” by P.M. Forni of the Johns Hopkins Civility Project), a Facebook group and car magnets.
At least they’re aiming near and far.
Anyone out there involved in this initiative care to comment? Are people in Hoco becoming more civil, or are those involved already the pillars of civility?
I, for one, will honk for joy if area drivers truly mend their ways.
-JACKIE SAUTER, Multimedia Editor
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