FAYETTEVILLE — Lost in media reports about the recent death of Jody Powell, White House press secretary to former President JimmyCarter, was the news that "the former president went to a nursing home where Powell's mother lives to tell her of her son's death before she heard it on the news."
Gosh. Between all those shouting matches that passed for town hall meetings, Rep. Joe Wilson's decision to yell at President Obama during a joint session of Congress, along with embarrassing tirades by the likes of Serena Williams and Kanye West - well, we were beginning to think thoughtfulness had finally left America's shores for good.
In this exceptionally strange age of ours, President Carter's hospitality on behalf of an old friend is downright inspirational.
Opinion, Pages 4 on 09/28/2009