ON THE STREET

The Southeast Missourian asked, "What is an optimist?"

Travis Sievers: "It's a person who goes around visiting people and collecting things."

Matt Webber: "It's someone who helps people. They are nice, dependable and friendly."

Craig Mirly: "It's somebody that starts something. They have a good attitude."

Danielle Farrow: "It's a person that's always happy about things and never tries to put people down."

Kelli Nagel: "An optimist is a good person who tries to help others. They think of others before themselves."