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Protecting Our Wells and Groundwater in Elko New Market

Well owners are seeing the consequences: black and brown water, ruined filtration systems, and long delays in responses from city officials after a municipal pump test harmed private wells.

BOOK: The Life of Helen Hoover in the Northern Woods

“The first light reveals the trees and brush as greenish-gray shapes, like amorphous, primordial predecessors to themselves. … Somewhere a bird chirps, a squirrel sputters into a lively argument with itself, gulls pass like shadows overhead, and the eastern sky flushes with pink.” 

Forum Summary: Data Centers and Water Use

A November 13 forum Minnesota Women's Press is moderating will be focused on the impact of data centers on Minnesota water.

How Rochester and Duluth Respond to Mental Health and Substance Use Calls

“Ultimately the goal for us is to not have police officers involved with every single psych event or mental health crisis that goes on here in the city,” says Captain Jennifer Hodgman of the Community Services Division in the Rochester Police Department (RPD).

Marcella Prokop: Creating Rural Fellowship in Storytelling

As both a writer and an educator, Prokop encourages her students and communities to think about their unique interactions with place.

A Civil Conversation in Grand Rapids About Firearms

“Walking on school property is [now sometimes] more dangerous than walking in the woods. … I don’t understand why people think guns are the way to solve a problem.”

Cathy Johnson: From Classroom to Unexpected Lobbyist

As a former teacher and a master gardener, Johnson could not have predicted that in 2024 she would step into a significant leadership role, which has included testifying multiple times to the Minnesota legislature.

COMMENTARY: Can Minnesota be the first state to end the epidemic of violence against Black women, girls and femmes? 

Black women, girls and femmes who are 14 years or older and live in Minnesota are invited to participate in this opportunity.

DATA CENTER SERIES: The Impact on Minnesota Waters

Residents worry that the data center will overshadow their own water needs, especially in the summer months. Tract developers convinced city officials to let data centers use municipal water supplies — despite the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ statutes governing water use — meaning that center water demands will be prioritized alongside domestic use.

COMMENTARY: My role in advocating for menstrual equity

"During my involvement in developing the toolkit, I was aware that I was helping to leave my footprint in a social issue. It makes me genuinely happy that I might make a difference to any Minnesota student who can now find it easier to get through the school day with the products they need."

Creating My Culture in Worthington

I am back home to launch an intergenerational Lao cultural dance series, the first of its kind in Worthington.

My “Bystander” Education in Community Organizing

  I sat down in the last open chair in Cathy…