Acknowledging a hero and MLK responses

I didn't want to let this day pass without casting more light on Wesley Autrey of New York. You might have heard about him.

He's the man who saved the life of film school student Cameron Hollopeter, who suffered a seizure and fell between tracks on one of New York's subways.

Autrey leaped onto the tracks and shoved Hollopeter into the only space both could survive, a trough between the tracks. We get tons of complaint over the simplest problems. Here's a man who risked his life for another and is inspiring a nation.

Perhaps it will inspire a true-life film by Hollopeter.

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On another note, we still are seeking responses for our MLK Day project. Videographer Glenn Hartong will videotape some of you; others can see their faces and words here and in next Sunday's edition.
Here's a condensed version of an earlier blog entry that explains details:

As we prepare to celebrate Martin Luther King Day we want you to tell us what your dream is for the future. Did King's philosophy inspire you during the turbulence of the civil rights struggle? How does it impact you, two generations later?
The Jan. 14 Forum will feature the opinions in print and on video of well-known citizens as well as those who are less well-known. To participate, send us your dream for America in 200 words or less to letters@enquirer.com. Write "dream" on the subject line. Please include a daytime telephone number where you can be reached.