Over March 24-27, I drove down to Chicago and soaked in this magnificent city. First was some unexpected nature shots.[…]
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Snow Ghosts in a World Above the Clouds: A Spiritual Experience Skiing in Montana
Giselle Mejia is a dance instructor and performer in the Twin Cities. She’s also an avid traveler and writer. In[…]
Read moreWhat Will Adversity Turn You Into?
These days we’re seeing all sorts of popular movements responding to the problems in our country: presidential campaigns, Black Lives[…]
Read moreChecking Back in From the Czech Republic: Jana Part 2
In 2009, Jana Dvořáková did what many Americans dream of: traveled to her ancestral homeland to connect with the culture–and[…]
Read moreMedia, Life Isn’t a Fairy Tale (or How Meanness Has Become Mainstream)
There is a long history of news as a tool for gossip and agenda promotion. These tendencies, however, seem to[…]
Read moreDiscovering Her Heritage in the Czech Republic
Ever since she was a girl, Jana Dvořáková had an interest in her heritage and international ventures. Her grandfather’s death in 2006[…]
Read moreVolunteering at a Camp for Handicapped Children in Abkhazia
This week we head back on the road for our reader-contributed story. This one is sent in from Minnesotan Torry Swedberg:[…]
Read moreA Single Mother of Twelve: A Story of Family and Community
In response to my story in the Star Tribune about fatherless youth in Minneapolis, a reader sent me her own story[…]
Read moreThe Lord Taketh and the Lord Taketh
Sunday morning I went to church, where my new niece Emery was baptized. “Rise again to life,” said the pastor,[…]
Read moreHow You Can Help Lives in the Inner-city, Too
“While reading I kept thinking ‘I wish there were more ways to support and to help these organizations who are[…]
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