COUR'-age : (kûrj, kr-) n. The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery.
The American Heritage® Dictionary, Fourth Edition
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redman
The following Kossacks have been nominated by you for this week's
KOSSACK IN COURAGE award:
Update [2005-5-2 14:29:34 by JK Minnesota]: Please click Recommend to keep this diary upfront, and ensure we have another viable winner this week. Thanks!
RULES:
- No sitting elected officials, even if they are regular contributors to dKos. We need to build our bench. Elected officials are, generally, heroes already.
- Nominations may be made during the week, with honors the next Monday.
- Qualifying actions or contributions could range from the humane (donating an organ, tutoring a child) to the political (running for office, doorknocking an entire precinct) to the journalistic (getting a scathing LTE published) to ....
- MUST BE A REGISTERED MEMBER OF DAILYKOS.COM.
- Qualifying actions must happen OFFLINE.
HONOR ROLL: