It is essential that when police pull someone over that both they and the other person can communicate clearly. But unfortunately, not everyone is able to and those who are hard of hearing are at a huge disadvantage if they are unable to express themselves or their needs and can unintentionally not follow directives. So the Vermont State Police in collaboration the Vermont DMV and the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent living have created visor cards for drivers if they are pulled over. This step to better understand one another is a positive move to make everyone feel safer.

There was a line of kids waiting for their picture with Snow White. But when she saw a little boy in need of time, care and quiet, he was the only one that mattered. This actress’s job is to pretend to be someone she isn’t and in that role to make kids happy. But her kindness, empathy and love for this little boy was real, as was the happiness he felt and that his parents will never forget.  The 16th century mystic, known as the Maharal, explains that more than any kind of learning or other piety, the way to reach the loftiest spiritual heights is through doing an act of kindness voluntarily and naturally…exactly what “Snow White” did that day. She may have thought she was just doing her job. But in truth, she was impacting lives in a very profound way…