About Tom Dorr

About Tom

I was born in Los Angeles, Ca., grew up in Redding and have lived in North Idaho since 1987. I have traveled extensively throughout the U.S. (although I have never been to Boston in the fall) and western Canada. I have met and visited with innumerable people, and I have come to the conclusion that, while each of us 8+billion people currently residing on earth are unique creations, we are more similar than we are different. And yet, except for oxygen and water, there are very few ‘one size fits all’ solutions.

My core values

T.R.U.E. Thankful, Respectful, Useful, and Encouraging. I strive to live these core values every day and when I find myself missing the mark or coming up short, I use TRUE to get back on the track I want to be on.

My core beliefs

• God created heaven and earth, man and woman, and a way for us to know him as a friend.
• Most people want to do what is good and think about this for a moment – journalists, whose job it is to report bad happenings, have to go in search of their stories; bad and wrong are the exceptions.
• Conflict is Inevitable, Resolution is Attainable. To attain requires effort, work, application, and change. I help people in conflict attain resolution.
• Resolution is Peace. Peace and happiness are different. Happiness is a transient feeling; peace is a lasting state.