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Lorie Smith Schaefer

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Lorie has lived and worked in Northern Nevada for nearly fifty years. Her career in elementary education included many years as a teacher for the Carson City School District. She also contributed personal and political columns to Carson City’s Nevada Appeal for fifteen years. Retired now, she lives with her husband in Reno, where she volunteers as a Reading Grandma. She spends much of her time avoiding housework by reading, writing, and watching her granddaughter grow up too fast.

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Idealists in My Family Tree

My left-leaning roots run deep. My great-grandfather was a card-carrying Utopian Socialist. I even have documents to prove it. And …
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