
Learn how to live, choose how to die
Brenda Hartman (courtesy photo)
Brenda Hartman was 32 and…

I said yes
Barbara Satin (Courtesy Photo)
My role in life as a transgender…

Common, accepted, and under threat: Abortion in 2017
Loudly and repeatedly contact your representatives at both the state and federal level. I can't stress that enough. Even if they're pro-choice, they still need to hear from voters. It's important they be thanked and reinforced. - Sarah Stoesz

“I am a girl”: Parents of a transgender child stand up for her rights and identity
Hannah and Dave Edwards. (Photo by Ashley Rick, St. Paul Photo…

Being small
Whether we choose the path of faith, skepticism, or a uniquely understood spiritual connection to all the atoms in the universe, we must treat each other gently, as if we were specks of dust - because we are.

Beyond slacktivism
I don't know a lot of people my age who don't care about at least one issue. You just try to find that one thing.

Humanitarian entrepreneur: Mary Tjosvold
Mary Tjosvold, left, and her mother, Margaret Tjosvold (Photo…

Embracing Differences
By connecting youth, you are improving what the next generation will do with the world.

Surviving Suicide Loss
Janet Benz holds a photo of her son, Christopher.(courtesy photo)
Christopher…

Bookshelf: Life after death
Lenore Franzen (courtesy photo)
I was 57 years old. Life…

2015 Changemaker: Erica Gerrity and Isis Rising
Building a coalition to pass legislation to support pregnant women and new mothers in Minnesota prisons and jails

Divorce: The financial implications: Having a specialist in your corner can help
Sara Tilberg (Photo Courtesy of Sara Tilberg)
In 2012, the…


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