Find Tips & ToolsWe live in a truly unique time. We are experiencing dramatic changes to our normal routines that come with slowing the spread of a pandemic, trying to minimize the impact on our local economy and community, and support each other through a tragic event where a person was killed….
Read more ›Guest Column: Generosity
My name is Shane Brickner and I am the Mayor of Liberty Lake. I was Mayor Pro tem for 4 years and on the city council for 8 years before becoming Mayor. Before coming Mayor I had also been a volunteer police officer for the city for 13 years….
Read more ›Guest Column: Integrity
Integrity by Ron Jacobson, Dean of the School of Education at Whitworth
My dad will turn 91 this June. I have had the privilege of knowing him for two-thirds of those 90-plus years. And, of the many things I could say about my dad,…
Read more ›Guest Column: Courage
Courage by Gretchyn A. Carter, Greenacres Middle School
The definition of courage is bravery or the ability to do something that frightens one. To me, however, courage is so much more. To have courage is not always easy….
Read more ›May: Courage – Good Character Reading!
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Read more ›Trustworthiness – Wall of Toilet Paper?
Teaching trustworthiness may be one of the most challenging of the PACE traits. Perhaps consider teaching what happens when one does something that causes others to loose trust in that individual. Check out this page from Corner On Character for an activity….
Read more ›Guest Column: Trustworthiness
Ten thousand times per year, our eyes meet those of others finding their lives in the hands of complete strangers: ours. The reason for their common predicament varies from claimed independence (adventuring in the absence of their human companions) to victimization (human abuse,…
Read more ›April: Good Character Reading!
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Read more ›Guest Column: Diligence
Exploring Commitment vs Goals: The Power of Persistence, Dedication and Hard Work
Mike Nilson looked out across the room and, quoting Dr. John Berardi, started with a simple premise, “We overestimate what we can do in a day and underestimate what we can do in a year.” Mike,…
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