The HoCo Library is Pretty Arrogant

Scouring the Interweb for the latest on choosing civility, I saw this from the HoCo Library in the letters to the Sun.

From Val Gross, CEO of HoCo Library:

Together, we created a vision: Howard County is a model of civility. It's an invitation to enhance respect, consideration, and tolerance in Howard.

Some people ask, "Why in Howard County?" We believe the campaign is flourishing because we strive for the ideal. We aspire to live our vision. Yet it is easy to forget, and people appreciate the reminder, which is why the car magnets - for which we thank our generous sponsors, including the Horizon Foundation, Friends of Howard County Library, and Howard County General Hospital, A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine - are so popular.

It is much easier to be civil with other people when the median income for the county is one of the highest in the state the country. Rich people like to keep things on the down low. They don't sell drugs on the street. They take that shit inside.

Still others ask, "Why has it been so successful?" Because civility is relevant to every aspect of our lives. The term includes cultural norms as well as universal values.

Civility is also a Howard County hallmark. We are an exceptionally civil community. Choose Civility brings visibility to what is a key component of our extraordinary quality of life.

I have to tell you that HoCo has been pretty civil (read: crime free) for an awfully long time. I don't think that bumper stickers - nay, MAGNETS - are making that concept stick.