It isn’t just nurses or doctors who have a healing touch. We all have the power to make someone feel better, and I was able to witness that firsthand on Wednesday at Indian Valley Middle School. It was the first day of school and one that was filled with a myriad of emotions for students. Thankfully, the staff members at IVMS — like at all schools throughout the Juniata Valley — were prepared to offer a little TLC of their own to help kick off the 2008-2009 school year. The staff there certainly knows how to put out the welcome mat. My daughter, Angelea, is starting sixth grade at IVMS. As I walked Angelea and her friend, Destiny, to the school’s front doors, the girls were greeted by a very tall, smiling staff member. This teacher, dressed in a polished white polo shirt, seemed to know what he had to do — encourage two young, nervous girls through the doors.