Tagged: Dianne Smith

Living Life: Volunteerism

By Dianne Smith
Reader Columnist

“You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give.” 

     —Winston Churchill

As the volunteer education and youth …

Living Life:

By Dianne Smith
Reader Columnist

Jeff D. was a 15-year-old who, after being declared emotionally disturbed and mildly mentally disabled, was placed in the custody of the state of Idaho. …

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