Weekly rewards

Thumbs up to the many volunteers who have raised awareness - and cash  - for this weekend's Relay for Life, an event designed to honor cancer survivors, remember those who have lost the fight against cancer and raise money to help find a cure. This year's Relay for Life gets under way this evening at Seymour High School with a survivors' walk and continues through Saturday.
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Thumbs up to the 37 percent of registered voters who went to the polls on Election Day May 6. That's certainly an improvement over the 20 percent who voted in the last presidential primary election, in May 2004. It's still a shame more people don't vote, however.
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Thumbs up to Sgt. 1st Class David Swaney of Seymour, who recently presented flags to Seymour Middle School and Emerson Elementary School that flew over the camp where Indiana National Guard's 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is stationed in Iraq.
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Thumbs up to the more civil tone that we're seeing among readers and viewers on our Web site, www.TribTown.com. Our new reader comment tool, Pluck, is intended to lift up and spur a productive, civil community conversation. We hope you're enjoying it and encourage you to explore its other functions, including the ability to start topical forums and personal blogs.
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Thumbs up to the donors who left food for their mail carriers to pick up last weekend in the National Association of Letter Carriers' Annual Food Drive-Stamp Out Hunger Saturday event. The donated food items will be shared among food pantries in Jackson County.
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Thumbs up to area churches and other organizations such as Southern Indiana Center for the Arts and Girls Inc. of Jackson County for making summer camp and Bible school plans for area youth. The activities can help brighten a summer day.
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Thumbs up to the Brownstown Central Braves on the team winning the Mid  Southern Conference track meet on May 9 at Corydon.