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Huffington Post
May 2008
My Travel, My God
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InsideOut Travel
October/Novmeber, 2005
Tom Swick: Expat Turned Travel Editor
May/June 2005
Chichicastenango’s Sunday Market
May/June 2004
On guard against giardia
Abroad View Magazine
Fall 2005
When you can’t hit the road, hit the books
Transitions Abroad Magazine
September/October 2005
When you can’t hit the road, hit the books
Minneapolis Star Tribune
October 30, 2005
A Cuban in a Dunn Bros T-shirt sparks more questions than just, ‘Where did he get it?’
Minnesota Parent
May 2005
Mommy’s matinee
January 2005
Knitting—not just for grandmothers anymore
Lakeshore Weekly News
February 16, 2009
Hennepin County picks homegrown talent to lead libraries
Lois Langer Thompson named new director
February 9, 2009
My goal is to inspire students
Retired Congressman, Jim Ramstad, takes to teaching
January 26, 2009
Bittersweet Movements
Local seventh grader wins song-writing contest
January 12, 2009
Shedding light on teen struggles
December 2, 2008
Finding Perfect Pitch
November 10, 2008
Learning to Sell
November 3, 2008
Presidential Candidates Debate in Wayzata
October 27, 2008
Bushaway’s Birthday
October 20, 2008
Fund-raising Fair-Trade Style
October 6, 2008
Wayzata Students Ace ACT and PSAT
September 9, 2008
Experimenting with Faith
Terry Esau wants to be surprised by God
August 8, 2008
Capturing Nostalgia
Brian Jensen’s Lake Minnetonka
April 21, 2008
Hopkins culinary team heats up
March 24, 2008
Students Look at Africa in Depth
March 3, 2008
A Rat Teaches Students to Blog
December 10, 2007
Seeking the Write Help
November 12, 2007
The Advantages of Dining at Home
October 30, 2007
Teaching the Economics of Minimum Wage
October 2, 2007
Planting Seeds of Knowledge
September 18, 2007
To Pledge or not to Pledge
August 22, 2007
Building the Stage
Getting a non-profit theater company off the ground
August 13, 2007
Rummage Sale with Departments
July 17, 2007
Importing Trouble
June 29, 2007
Looking for ways to say goodbye
June 19, 2007
History Lives at the Burwell House
May 1, 2007
Hopkins Looks at Racial Achievement Gap
April 24, 2007
Books on Wheels
April 17, 2007
Ketchup packet is out of this world
March 27, 2007
Books of Hope
February 27, 2007
Making healthful choices
January 30, 2007
Pushing the envelope
Mail art show in Hopkins required creative thinkers and willing postal carriers
January 30, 2007
High-tech biology in high school
November 28, 2006
Chinese language education expands in western suburbs
October 24, 2006
Orono event celebrates community’s diversity
September 19, 2006
Hopkins district considers closing Curren school
September 12, 2006
A Look at What’s New in Schools
September 5, 2006
Celebrating a sailor’s adventurous spirit
August 1, 2006
Westonka voters will consider referendum in November
July 11, 2006
Will the lake area go wireless?
June 19, 2006
Community helps find solutions for Blake corridor kids
June 6, 2006
Children of Wayzata meet Children of Uganda
May 23, 2006
Is there a place for religion at the board room table?
Lake Minnetonka Living
Spring 2008
Local authors highlight diversity, personal health in children’s books
Spring 2008
Father Nature
Peter Lytle is the founder of Live Green, Live Smart
January/February 2008
Football + Family = Fahnhorsts
For one Plymouth clan, football is a family affair
November/December 2007
The Gift of Giving
Three humanitarians unwrap the secret of volunteering
September/October 2007
A Crowing Achievement
Mrs. Excelsior rallies for a drug-free world
July/August 2007
John Puckett Weighs in on Passion, Pizza and Punch
May/June 2007
Mr. Wine
Haskell’s John Farrell uncorks the mystery behind fine wines
January/February 2007
Committing to Getting Fit
Lake Minnetonka area offers many opportunities for people to exercise
November/December 2006
The Community’s Sleep Out
What began with Bob Fisher raising money for Thanksgiving dinners has grown into a community-wide endeavor
September/October 2006
A Family-Friendly Fund-Raiser
Colleen Needles’ company helps schools raise money—it also helps families find appropriate films
September/October 2006
A Lofty Expansion
The Loft will offer programming at three west metro locations this fall
July/August 2006
A big idea for Big Island Park
Wanderlust and Lipstick
What we leave behind
On guard against Giardia