Living Life: Back to school
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist As August arrives and summer begins to wind down, it will soon be time to get ready for a new school year. Whether your summer was filled with fun...
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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 liaison for...
Living Life: What helps make a good marriage?
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist “A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” — Robert Quillen The secret to a good marriage is an interesting question, and if you did a survey,...
Living Life: Building Childhood Memories
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist Summer is a wonderful time to build memories for our children that they will carry into adulthood. Ask people about summer, and most have memories of connections with friends...
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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. The problem was, the...
Living Life: Calling all Youth Organizations
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist Last December organizations who work directly with youth met at the school district office with Dr. Joy Jansen, director of special education, and Jeralyn Mires, Idaho’s counselor of the...
Living Life: Meanie
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist As parents it is always hard to hear our child is struggling. Our heart hurts if our child’s feelings are hurt or someone has been mean to them—but what...
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By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist I am always so impressed by passion of people in the community who want Sandpoint to be a safe place to live, raise children and grow old. One of...
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By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist When we first realize our elderly parent needs help, we are confronted with our own aging and mortality. We look in the mirror and see our wrinkles, gray hair...
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By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist As parents, our job is to raise children who are prepared for the adult world. We all do the best we can to give them what they need to...
