There are certainly times when the stress of the COVID-19 quarantine and confinement brings out the worst in people.

But at other times, it seems people are bending over backwards to be nice, to help each other out, to pass it forward.

That was brought front and center to the Barton Publications staff last week when a small check showed up in the mail. It said, “In appreciation of dropping the paywall.”

This person was already a subscriber and just sent in a check to keep their subscrip...