SO NICE YOU HAVE TO READ IT TWICE

✦ The Quality Inn in Kodak, Tennessee, turning into a shelter during a historic winter storm showed so much kindness that I read the story twice (November). For Sean Patel to open his hotel to locals in need during the storm and power outage, at Christmastime and for just $25 [the lowest price the corporate regulations would allow], was priceless. The town is a better place because of Patel and his staff.

—Annette Wolfe shelton, connecticut