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Part 4: How the Hennepin County Attorney Defines Public Safety

"I know victims who would much rather not have been victimized in the first place," she said. "When we know there are successful things that can keep kids out of the system and help them not come back, that's really about prevention. And that's the best public safety."

My Quest Seeking Progress Since 1960

Lynette Malles shares her journey from civil rights America in the 1960s to Morocco to New York City feminist meetings to the Rising Moon lesbian commune and socialist organizations in the 1970s — back in Minnesota — to a labor union and now, living as a Marxist for 17 years.

Third Act Turns Up the Heat on ICE Affiliations

“Turn Up the Heat: Melt the Companies That Profit from ICE and DHS” is a national boycott with a local chapter of Third Act — which was co-founded by climate activist Bill McKibben to mobilize people over age 60 through community organizing, digital communication, and targeted campaigns.

Minnesota Women’s Press 2026 Youth Resource Guide: Jobs, Camps, and Activities

Our annual summer guide with camps, internships, work opportunities, and scholarships

Students Who Will Make Change Happen

We kick off our Future Forward series with stories from two young women who helped make legislative change: Sofia Templos and Isabella Stensrud Eubanks.

Commentary: Listening to Minnesota Students Discuss 2026 Legislative Priorities

Roughly 70 mostly high school students from around the state assembled for the third annual Youth Summit held in the House chambers at the Minnesota state capitol — a caucus for youth leading each other in small group discussions about education, gun violence, housing, and mental health.

It Takes a Village: How Mill City Commons Does Aging in Place

As housing costs rise and family patterns shift, many older adults are looking for ways to remain in familiar neighborhoods — connected to friends, culture, and everyday life — without having to move into traditional senior housing.

Grieving in Company, With Permission to Grow

I ask for everyone to reflect on how to play a role in healing. Our community mental health absorbs all compounded trauma from violence — before, during, and after a bullet. There have been far too many bullets in Minnesota just this year to expect individuals and families to heal alone.

COMMENTARY: Firearms as Symbols of Kinship and Belonging

"This isn’t only a story about guns. It’s about belonging, and how we find our place between the values we inherit and the ones we choose."

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."

Reflections on My Four Years in the Deep South

A Minnesotan recalls the children she held in the 1970s who suffered from lack of social and familial security, and wishes to see a more integrated society.

COMMENTARY: What it means to have my Minnesota legislation pass as a high school student

I learned that you do not need to be a politician, a businessperson, or an official to make your voice heard. If you do not have that type of status, and are not even old enough to vote, that does not mean you do not have power.