Good manners group hands out awards

ABILENE, TEXAS - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has been busy making a case for war against Iraq, but he sure has been polite. <br> <br> Powell was one of several people to win the 2002 ``Civies,&#39;&#39; awarded annually by a two-person organization promoting civil behavior. <br> <br> The winners were picked by former Abilene Reporter-News editor Glenn Dromgoole and Jasper, Ga. writer Alan Gibson, who make up the group Americans for More Civility. <br> <br> A look at the other winners: <br> <br> Former President Jimmy Carter, who also won a Nobel Peace Prize for his human rights and poverty work. <br> <br> The parents of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, for rejecting media inquiries and reminding us that grieving is a private process. <br> <br> Atlanta Falcons football player Warrick Dunn for his charity work. <br> <br> ``My Big Fat Greek Wedding&#39;&#39; star and screenwriter Nia Vardalos for making a comedy with ``sweetness of spirit.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Giovinella Gonthier, author of ``Rude Awakenings: Overcoming the Civility Crisis in the Workplace.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Steve Coulter, who made a short film, ``The Etiquette Man,&#39;&#39; which offered manners lessons to teenagers. <br> <br> Actor Christopher Reeve, for the fact that he won&#39;t give up after becoming paralyzed. <br> <br> Late football great Johnny Unitas, for leadership and lack of boasting. <br> <br> Charles Moose, Maryland police chief who humbly headed the Washington-area sniper task force.