
LGBTQ+ Voices: Then and Now
From Ellie Krug's journey through fear to a 2006 Pride mass commitment ceremony

Ali Sands: Finding Myself Through My Partner’s Journey
It was about three years into our time as a couple when my partner shared a truth about identifying as a man.

Valérie Déus: Finding Balance During a Pandemic
I have always been “doing,” but sheltering at home has taught me that “being” is enough.

Dancing My Body’s Truths
I am still the process of discovering what love looks like for me. As a woman, I was told what love was supposed to look and feel like, without any input from my own spirit and body.

How Dance Moves Me
I sometimes surprise myself when I am able to do a dance move I didn't think I would be able to do.

New Action Around Homelessness
In the recent past our society has allocated the problem of homelessness to the government. But just like any other institution, there are limits to what they can provide.

Aasma Shaukat: Cancer Researcher
Green Card Voices released a book about immigrants in Minnesota who are engaged in STEM careers. We feature four of them in excerpted form in this Innovators issue.

Kim Uy: Medical Innovator
Green Card Voices released a book about immigrants in Minnesota who are engaged in STEM careers. We feature four of them in excerpted form in this Innovators issue.

In the News: April 2020
Recovery for Nurses
In February, Wayside Recovery Center…

A Rural County’s Response
In many of these rural areas, residents tend to be older. An influx of people who might travel with the virus could bring strain to smaller healthcare systems.

Writing My Way Through
I cannot write my way out of the pandemic and its effects, but I am compelled to write my way through it.

Tending to the Garden
I worked my way from a too-young, abusive marriage to college…


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