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Reproductive Rights: The Woman Who Held My Hand

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As the men in power in the United States strip women of their bodily autonomy, I can’t help but wonder how many of them have relied on a Stephanie in their lives to help their mother, girlfriend, wife, sister, or daughter through an abortion because they didn’t show up themselves.

Crafting Confidence, One Sewing Machine at a Time

“Sewing saved my life. I wanted to be for kids [the person] I needed when I was a kid.”

Special Entertainment from 40th Anniversary Celebration

Local singer/songwriter Charmaine Douglas provided music, and Pamela Zeller and Lady Midnight introduced work to empower young women, at the 40th anniversary celebration of Minnesota Women's Press

Publisher’s Note: Sharing Stories About Some of History’s Powerful Women

‘You women are going to have to do it, because we're all captured by our institutions, and we don't dare.’

Panelists Talk About Bringing Authentic Selves to Work at Queermunity Event

As Verbeten said — encouraging folks to show up in political and community spaces — “just standing in your power, honestly being your true self, is also an act of rebellion and is very important.”

Publisher’s Note: Reflections on Five Years Since the Pandemic (from KAXE Radio)

“I agree with those who have said we've never really properly grieved what we lost at that time. It was very isolating.”

How We Reduce Harm in Marshall

"Youth will make undesirable decisions, as I did. We cannot fully prevent youth crime, but we can reduce the risk and harm."

Two Reasons We Need to Pay Attention to Elder Care Statewide

Out of 340 nursing homes in Minnesota, 148 have “serious deficiencies” uncovered during inspections, and 313 — or 92 percent — have infection-related issues. That is according to the ProPublica Nursing Home Inspect report from November 2024.

Weaving Together an Art Practice

"Fiber arts are kind of like math; once you learn a skill, it doesn’t go away, just like addition or subtraction. You keep building on that skill to make other things. And that’s what I like about it. I can expand what I can make as I learn."

COLUMN: Aging Across Borders, #3

So far, we have lived in Portugal, Spain, Albania, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Wales, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Iceland, Turkey, Greece, and now Egypt. It has given me a chance to compare how elders live in different societies.

A Conversation With Beth Holger About Sex Trafficking

"There also has been tremendous progress on youth trafficking. In the late 1990s, everyone was calling them teen prostitutes — they were considered criminals, even if they weren’t at the age of consent, at 14 or 15 years old. It was horrifying."

Belts, Battles, and Balance: How Karate Shaped Who I Am Today

Karate shapes who I am.