Janet Wallace can now add the title of “published author” to her long list of accomplishments. Ms. Wallace recently co-authored the article “Judging Parents, Judging Place: Poverty, Rurality and Termination of Parental Rights,” featured in the Winter, 2012 edition of the Missouri Law Review. In their article, Ms. Wallace and Lisa Pruitt argue that harsh judgments of impoverished parents who live in rural places are unjust as poor...

Linda Somers Smith has done it again! On Sunday, March 25, 2012, Linda took first place in the Wine County Runs Half Marathon in Paso Robles, California with a time of 1:16:25. Her prize? Linda won her weight in wine! Congratulations Linda! To see the official results, click here. About the race: Known for its rolling farmlands, its hot springs, and perhaps most famously for its wineries and vineyards, Paso Robles plays host every spring...

Duggan Smith & Heath would like to extend a round of applause to Janet L. Wallace for her wonderful presentation to the Women Lawyer’s Association of San Luis Obispo on May 9, 2012. Ms. Wallace spoke about the current status of women in the legal profession, covering such topics as the compensation gap, the maternal wall, the leak in the pipeline, and that pesky glass ceiling. Ms. Wallace enlightened the audience with frightening...

Though Linda might be too humble to brag about her long list of accomplishments in the running world, we aren’t! And neither is San Luis Obispo’s largest newspaper, The Tribune. Linda once again graced the pages of the Tribune this week in the article entitled, “A.G. resident runs up long list of records.” To read the article, please visit on the link below....

The Road Runners Club of America, the oldest and largest distance running organization in the United States, has recently announced that Linda Somers Smith will be inducted into the RRCA Distance Running Hall of Fame and will receive the 2011 Female Master Road Runner of the Year Award. Linda will be honored at the upcoming RRCA National Running Awards Banquet and Ceremony on March 17, 2012, in Memphis, Tennessee. For more information,...

The DSH ladies are taking advantage of an amazing program offered by the San Luis Obispo County Library and sponsored by San Luis Obispo Friends of the Library. The “Book Club In A Box” kit contains 10 paperback copies of a title, discussion questions and background information about the book and author. Kits can be checked out for 6 weeks! (For more information phone 781-5989.) Here they are…hard at work discussing...