HERO: A few weeks ago in Corte Madera, "B" heard a knock on her door at 9:30pm and someone asking for her 23-year-old son. Immediately suspicious, she thought, "What has he done?" Instead, a man and his teenage son were there delivering the wallet they found on Throckmorton in Mill Valley--where B's son lives (but uses his parents' address as his permanent one). After closing the door, she realized that the gentlemen saw what was in the wallet (ID/debit/credit cards/cash) and drove out of their way to her home for prompt delivery with all of its contents, presumably to reduce her son's anxiety. "Only in Marin!" she says. "That's the kind of father figure and hero we have in our community. Thank you for helping out our son and showing your son the right thing to do."

ZERO: More recently, A.N. wanted to make a housewares donation and was looking for a parking space in front of a busy, local nonprofit's thrift shop. Unable to secure a spot, he found a space behind the store, although donated drop-offs were only accepted at the front door. Carrying two boxes of china, A.N. noticed the store next door had an open entrance in the back and so he entered. When the store's employee gave A.N. an odd look, he quickly explained that the boxes were for the nonprofit next door and that he was just passing through. When the employee told A.N., sharply, to not repeat the act, our miffed reader replied that he would never step in the store again. Who's the Zero here? Have one of your own? Send it on over to scampos@pacificsun.com.

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