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Minnesota Woman Crosses the Namib Desert

    Many of Concha Fernandez del Rey's friends told…
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ESSAY: Whistling with my Neighbors

From my distant — but not too distant perch — in Colorado, watching Minnesotans in action, I realize there is a bullheaded-ness to Minnesota Nice. Neighbors will bring you a tater tot hotdish, like it or not. In the face of adversity, I have watched the actions of Minnesotans who answer force with steadfastness, despite the dangers. 
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Tammy Cowan Finds Her People Through Rugby

Tammy Cowan has played a pivotal role in shaping Minnesota’s rugby community.
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THIS IS US: A Latina-led nonprofit finds hope in nature

“When we are together, we feel strong,” Méndez says. “Sometimes I feel fear and I say, ‘Shall I continue with this? Am I putting people in a dangerous situation?’ I don’t know. But at the same time, I want people to take a break.”
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Going Solo

At a bookstore reading, Karen Babine shared the process of how she has grown into a solo camper and writer, starting from the same place many women with big dreams do: unrest.
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My “Can Do Canine” Has Helped Me Hike Thousands of Miles

  I am an author, storyteller, educator, activist,…
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Susan Raffo: Listening to America’s People and the Land

I wanted to know, “Is it possible for us to live on and with this land together?” What tended to happen would be a pause, a connection, a softening, and a listening.
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Dodgeball Is Not Just for Gym Class Anymore

Although the games are intense, captain Sarah Mitzen says dodgeball is freeing. “All the anxiety, everything that I’ve been carrying and worrying about, turns off, and I’m completely in that moment.”
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How the Arts Make Me a Better Politician

I could have never imagined that I would have the opportunity to fulfill an absurd childhood dream in my middle-aged years and become a ballerina.
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Traveling Through Books

These days my favorite method of travel is by canoe and portage path. In Justine Kerfoot’s memoir "Woman of the Boundary Waters," she tells of life on Gunflint Lake, starting in the 1930s, when the canoe was still used as a method of travel.
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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.
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Belts, Battles, and Balance: How Karate Shaped Who I Am Today

Karate shapes who I am.
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NEW COLUMN: Aging on the Run, by Anne Winkler-Morey

I write this from Istanbul, where our host tells me that homelessness is nearly nonexistent in Turkey.
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AGING ON THE RUN: Against Forgetting

As we travel, I have been contemplating the way different countries process their traumatic histories and past transgressions.
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Retrospective: My Odyssey in Sri Lanka

I believe in my heart that we — the donors, the volunteers, and the survivors — remain connected in this transmutation of human tragedy by gossamer threads of love, kindness and compassion. 
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