Column: Thank a teacher

As is the case with many small community newspapers, my job involves a lot of time at the local schools for activities and sports. While I have been out of school quite some time, every time I visit I always admire just how hard students, staff, administrators and coaches’ work for the students. They are not paid near enough for what they do, but day in and day out they make a real difference.

I from time to time will be at the school and something will remind me of a teacher in my life that made me a better person.

To put it bluntly, I was an absolute terror from about second to sixth grade....