Tough times need no politics

In an effort to better control and coordinate national disasters, the federal government is launching an ID program for rescue workers to help keep everyday people away from such scenes.

Supporters of the measure claim the system will keep untrained volunteers from making tough work more difficult. Although I support control and organization, I fear the move might send the wrong message to an increasingly polarized and intolerant America.

In today's world you don't speak to people you don't know, let alone rescue them. But there are people who defy that; everyday heroes who reach out to strangers in need.