I've always had a lot of respect and admiration for the teachers, coaches and school administrators who helped shape who I am today, and there were a lot of them: Nick Menegas, Dave Harrington, Jay Henry, Jim Wicks, Brian Larson, Earl Trigsted, Ron Karlberg, Jim Wilund ... the list goes on and on. But none of them had a bigger impact on my life than Marian Adams. Mrs. A, as she was affectionately known by her journalism students at Lewiston High School, died Thursday at age 80. She'd been in poor health for quite some time, but was still as feisty and witty as ever during a recent visit I made to her home at Juniper Meadows in the Lewiston Orchards. My first encounter with Mrs. A came during my junior year, when I decided to take journalism after hearing how much fun my friends were having in the class. Truth be told, I was a lot more interested in having fun than anything to do with journalism. That quickly changed/Doug Bauer, Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: Which high school teacher had the biggest impact on your life? Can you tell us why?