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February 16, 2009 Lakeshore Weekly News
Hennepin County picks homegrown talent to lead libraries
Lois Langer Thompson named new director
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February 9, 2009 Lakeshore Weekly News
My goal is to inspire students
Retired Congressman, Jim Ramstad, takes to teaching
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January 26, 2009 Lakeshore Weekly News
Bittersweet Movements
Local seventh grader wins song-writing contest
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January 12, 2009 Lakeshore Weekly News
Shedding light on teen struggles
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December 2, 2008 Lakeshore Weekly News
Finding Perfect Pitch
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November 10, 2008 Lakeshore Weekly News
Learning to Sell
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November 3, 2008 Lakeshore Weekly News
Presidential Candidates Debate in Wayzata
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October 27, 2008 Lakeshore Weekly News
Bushaway’s Birthday
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October 20, 2008 Lakeshore Weekly News
Fund-raising Fair-Trade Style
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October 6, 2008 Lakeshore Weekly News
Wayzata Students Ace ACT and PSAT
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April 21, 2008 Lakeshore Weekly News
Hopkins culinary team heats up
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March 24, 2008 Lakeshore Weekly News
Students Look at Africa in Depth
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March 3, 2008 Lakeshore Weekly News
A Rat Teaches Students to Blog
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December 10, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Seeking the Write Help
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November 12, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
The Advantages of Dining at Home
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October 30, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Teaching the Economics of Minimum Wage
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October 2, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Planting Seeds of Knowledge
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September 18, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
To Pledge or not to Pledge
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August 13, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Rummage Sale with Departments
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July 17, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Importing Trouble
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June 19, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
History Lives at the Burwell House
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June 29, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Looking for ways to say goodbye
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May 1, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Hopkins Looks at Racial Achievement Gap
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April 24, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Books on Wheels
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April 17, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Ketchup packet is out of this world
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March 27, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Books of Hope
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May 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Dia de Festa
Add some heat to Cinco de Mayo with a traditional Mexican spread
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January 30, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Pushing the envelope
Mail art show in Hopkins required creative thinkers and willing postal carriers
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January 30, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
High-tech biology in high school
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November/December 2006 Lake Minnetonka Living
The Community’s Sleep Out
What began with Bob Fisher raising money for Thanksgiving dinners has grown into a community-wide endeavor
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September/October 2006 Lake Minnetonka Living
A Lofty Expansion
The Loft will offer programming at three west metro locations this fall
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November 28, 2006 Lakeshore Weekly News
Chinese language education expands in western suburbs
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October 24, 2006 Lakeshore Weekly News
Orono event celebrates community’s diversity
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September 19, 2006 Lakeshore Weekly News
Hopkins district considers closing Curren school
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September 12, 2006 Lakeshore Weekly News
A Look at What’s New in Schools
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August 1, 2006 Lakeshore Weekly News
Westonka voters will consider referendum in November
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July/August 2006 Lake Minnetonka Living
A big idea for Big Island Park
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July 11, 2006 Lakeshore Weekly News
Will the lake area go wireless?
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June 19, 2006 Lakeshore Weekly News
Community helps find solutions for Blake corridor kids
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June 6, 2006 Lakeshore Weekly News
Children of Wayzata meet Children of Uganda
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May 23, 2006 Lakeshore Weekly News
Is there a place for religion at the board room table?
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Travel
Fall 2008 GoNOMAD Travel
Rolf Potts Talks
His old notes, his new book, and his future career
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May 2008 Huffington Post
My Travel, My God
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August 2008 GoNOMAD Travel
Donaldsonville, Louisiana
A road trip back in time
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Wanderlust and Lipstick
On Guard Against Giardia
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Wanderlust and Lipstick
What we leave behind
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May 2008 GoNOMAD Travel
Visiting Ensenada
A bus trip to Mexico’s wine country
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April 2008 GoNOMAD Travel
Pack your lipstick
New guidebooks target women travelers
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February 2008 GoNOMAD Travel
Minne-Apple No More
Minneapolis steps into the spotlight
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January 2008 GoNOMAD Travel
Girls on the Go
More books by women with wanderlust
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December 2007 GoNOMAD Travel
Remember your Roam
Tips and techniques to bring your travel journal alive
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December 2007 GoNOMAD Travel
Money, Money, Money
How much does it cost to travel the world?
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Fall/Winter 2007 Minnesota Bride
A Gift of Memories
How a honeymoon registry can send you packing
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March 2007 GoNOMAD Travel
Packing for a long jouney
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GoNOMAD Travel
Latin America Photo Gallery
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GoNOMAD Travel
Cabo Polonio Photo Gallery
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December 2005 GoNOMAD Travel
Cabo Polonio, Uruguay: In Search of the Fabled Ombu Tree
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November 2005 Plymouth Magazine
A Global Roam
Plymouth residents hit the world—running
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November 16, 2005 Minnesota Women’s Press
A life on the road
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October 30, 2005 Star Tribune
A Cuban in a Dunn Bros T-shirt sparks more questions than just, ‘Where did he get it?’
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October/Novmeber, 2005 InsideOut Magazine
Tom Swick: Expat Turned Travel Editor
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Fall 2005 Abroad View Magazine
When you can’t hit the road, hit the books
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September/October 2005 Transitions Abroad Magazine
When you can’t hit the road, hit the books
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October 20, 2005 Minnesota Women’s Press
The world is a dangerous place, but…
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May/June 2005 InsideOut Travel
Chichicastenango’s Sunday Market
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Thanks GoNOMAD!Kelly won a $500 grant from GoNOMAD to travel to Cabo Polonia, Uruguay. Read her article about the trip. |
May 2005 GoNOMAD Travel
Ten women with wanderlust
Female travelers recount their adventures, mishaps, loves and successes
on the road of life
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May/June 2004 InsideOut Travel
On guard against giardia
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Food & Drink
January/February 2009 The Mix
Alter Eco
Building communities one bag of rice at a time
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June 2007 Plymouth Magazine
Patio Season
Enjoy summer while you can—and check out a few of Plymouth’s newest restaurants—by dining al fresco
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May/June 2007 The Mix
Fresh Fish is Zen with Lucia Watson
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May 2007 Midwest Home Magazine
Dia de Festa
Add some heat to Cinco de Mayo with a traditional Mexican spread
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January 2005 Minnesota Palate
The Bar Rail—Exotic Azia…it’s closer than you think
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November 2004 Minnesota Palate
The Bar Rail—A drink menu to drool over
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October 2004 Minnesota Palate
The Bar Rail—Behold the beauty
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August-September 2004 Minnesota Palate
The Bar Rail—Something’s fishy about these cocktails
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April 2004 Minnesota Palate
Visible Difference
Hispanic restaurant workers transform Minnesota’s food scene
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April 2004 Minnesota Palate
The Bar Rail—Drink like a tsar, or commissar
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March 2004 Minnesota Palate
The Bar Rail—A kick and a kiss
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January-February 2004 Minnesota Palate
The Bar Rail—Warmed from within
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November-December 2004 Minnesota Palate
The Bar Rail—Jolly quenchers
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September-October 2004 Minnesota Palate
The Bar Rail—Citrus Sensation
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July/August 2003 The Mix
An affair with yerba maté
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September/October 2003 The Mix
Blue Nile
Kicky Ethiopian cuisine
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Home & Garden
June 2008 Window Fashions Magazine
Showcase Your Designer Skills with Wallcoverings
Today’s wallpapers convey richness, depth, and confidence
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May/June 2007 The Mix
Urban Earth Sprouts in Minneapolis
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June-July 2005 Midwest Home and Garden
Living Jewels
Vibrant koi attract dreamers and gardeners alike
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May/June 2005 The Mix
Mistress Mary, How does your green grass grow?
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April 2005 Plymouth Magazine
Paradise in Plymouth
Stunning landscape designs from area gardens
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Family
Spring 2008 Lake Minnetonka Living
Local authors highlight diversity, personal health in children’s books
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May 2005 Minnesota Parent
Mommy’s matinee
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January 2005 Minnesota Parent
Knitting—not just for grandmothers anymore
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Sustainable & Organic Lifestyles
Spring 2008 Lake Minnetonka Living
Father Nature
Peter Lytle is the founder of Live Green, Live Smart
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January/February 2008 The Mix
Zenn and the Art of Zero Emissions
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November/December 2007 The Mix
Sustainable Shea
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September/October 2007 The Mix
A Menu of Local Choices
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July/August 2007 The Mix
Feeding Fido
Sojos Makes Local, Healthy, Alternative Pet Food
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September/October 2006 The Mix
Green Routes charts a sustainable course through Outstate Minnesota
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September/October 2005 The Mix
Helping birds in your backyard and beyond
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July/August 2005 The Mix
Drycleaning—can it be green?
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July/August 2005 The Mix
Forging strong roots: Farm Beginnings helps new farmers grow
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November 17, 2004 Minnesota Women’s Press
East moves West
A career in alternative medicine isn’t so alternative anymore
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October 20, 2004 Minnesota Women’s Press
It’s hot, hot, hot
Minnesotans are going solar and getting off the grid
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January 28, 2004 Minnesota Women’s Press
A home by many other names
Women find new ways of living to save money, create community
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Women in Business
May 2008 Plymouth Magazine
Walking with Dogs
Around the block with a Plymouth pet sitter
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August 25, 2007 Minnesota Women’s Press
Serendipity
Go to seminary or open a bar? Tara Yule’s choice
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May 2, 2007 Minnesota Women’s Press
The Bookkeeper
Carol Erdahl turned her passion for children’s literature into the Red Balloon Bookshop
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March 20, 2007 Minnesota Womens Press
Walk a mile in her shoes
Fourth-generation shoe seller Stephanie Green sells comfortable, fashionable footwear
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February 21, 2007 Minnesota Women’s Press
Maureen Haggerty’s career has gone to the dogs
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February 7, 2007 Minnesota Women’s Press
There’s nothing tired about Sleepyheads.com
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March 9, 2005 Minnesota Women’s Press
Translation: success
Betmar Languages’ mother-daughter team
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February 9, 2005 Minnesota Women’s Press
Small store, big dreams
After four years in the United States, boutique owner Suad Mohamed is well on the way to achieving success
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January 26, 2005 Minnesota Women’s Press
From single mom to CEO
Val Vargas’ ambition and vision fuel success at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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December 2004 Plymouth Magazine
Chocolate Dreams
Local pastry chef bakes sweet success
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October 20, 2004 Minnesota Women’s Press
The art of retail
Wet Paint owner stocks her neighborhood with creative supplies
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September 8, 2004 Minnesota Women’s Press
Don’t talk to the patients
And other tales from Minnesota’s working women
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December 3, 2003 Minnesota Women’s Press
A soapmaker’s story
Store owner finds patience, peace in creating beauty products
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Feature Stories
February 2009 Maple Grove Magazine
Wellness Guide
Tag along with Maple Grove Magazine as we explore local wellness options
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January 2009 Maple Grove Magazine
High Kicks
Maple Grove’s very own dance line lights up winter nights
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January 2009 Plymouth Magazine
Flocking to Neighborhood
Plymouth newcomers find community, advice and fun through SWAN
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Spring/Summer 2009 Minnesota Bride
Unveiled
News and Notes for Nearly Wed
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March 2009 Minnesota Women’s Press
Mercado Mentality
Midtown Global market businesswomen share their stories
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February 2009 Minnesota Women’s Press
Grrrls who rock
Half Demon Doll heats up
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Summer 2008 Hamline Magazine
Living with Autism
Two alumnae share their stories, and what Hamline is doing to help
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Spring 2008 Hamline Magazine
Remembering Norman Twetten
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Premier issue 2008 Global Roan Ink.
A journey to the Subcontient marks one woman forever
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January/February 2008 Lake Minnetonka Living Magazine
Football + Family = Fahnhorsts
For one Plymouth clan, football is a family affair
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January 2008 Plymouth Magazine
The Long Way Home
12 men run 208 miles across 2 states
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Spring/Summer 2008 Minnesota Bride
Toasting to Love
Minnesota wineries offer charming event spaces for pre-wedding festivities and the big “I do”
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November/December 2007 Lake Minnetonka Living Magazine
The Gift of Giving
Three humanitarians unwrap the secret of volunteering
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December 2007 Plymouth Magazine
Family Game Night
Spend qualityn time around the kitchen table
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September 19, 2007 Minnesota Women’s Press
Feel-good Goods
Minnesota women bring fair trade home
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September 2007 Window Fashions Magazine
Smart Shades
Empowered with Universal Design in the Windy City
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September/October 2007 Lake Minnetonka Living
A Crowing Achievement
Mrs. Excelsior rallies for a drug-free world
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August 22, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Building the Stage
Getting a non-profit theater company off the ground
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July/August 2007 Lake Minnetonka Living
John Puckett Weighs in on Passion, Pizza and Punch
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Summer 2007 Hamline Magazine
The Newest Threat to Minnesota Lakes
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July 25, 2007 Minnesota Women’s Press
Small Towns, BIG Opportunities
Women-owned businesses are flourishing in Ely and Owatonna
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June 12, 2007 Minnesota Women’s Press
Finding chemistry while facing gender bias
Women in science feature: strength in numbers
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May/June 2007 Lake Minnetonka Living
Mr. Wine
Haskell’s John Farrell uncorks the mystery behind fine wines
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Spring 2007 Hamline Magazine
Relevant, real and reaffirming
Undergraduate research, thanks to the Carol Young Anderson Endowed Fund
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April 18, 2007 Minnesota Womens Press
Water, wind and chi
Feng shui—why the buz—and can it really improve your life?
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February 27, 2007 Lakeshore Weekly News
Making healthful choices
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February 7, 2007 Minnesota Women’s Press
Why do women have a harder time joing the ranks of ex-smokers?
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Spring/Summer 2007 Minnesota Bride
Swept Away
Event cruises and styled gardens surround wedding guests with subtle scenery and romantic surprises
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January/February 2007 Lake Minnetonka Living
Committing to Getting Fit
Lake Minnetonka area offers many opportunities for people to exercise
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January 24, 2007 Minnesota Women’s Press
Do the Math
Women dominate K-12 teaching. Why?
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December 13, 2006 Minnesota Women’s Press
New Year, New Money
Do women handle money differently?
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November 14, 2006 Minnesota Women’s Press
History, herstory, whose story?
What today’s girls are reading in school—and books we think they should be reading.
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October 4, 2006 Minnesota Women’s Press
Destiny? Fate? When you have the breast cancer gene
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September/October 2006 Lake Minnetonka Living
A Family-Friendly Fund-Raiser
Colleen Needles’ company helps schools raise money—it also helps families find appropriate films
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August 22, 2006 Minnesota Women’s Press
Open Minds
Mid-life learners hit the books, tackle technology and juggle responsibilities
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September 5, 2006 Minnesota Women’s Press
Kitchen-table Activism
The Women’s Environmental Institute hopes to educate, mobilize and effect change with pointed questions about toxins in our neighborhoods, homes and food
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August 8, 2006 Minnesota Women’s Press
The Giving Gene
Philanthropy passed down from mother to daughter
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April 20, 2005 Minnesota Women’s Press
Girl World
Walker’s Women with Vision film festival gives girls a place to be seen and heard
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March 23, 2005 Minnesota Women’s Press
Second class citizens
Minnesota’s women of color are being left behind
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February 9, 2005 Minnesota Women’s Press
Home is where the art is
Arab-American artists explore their longing for home
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December 15, 2004 Minnesota Women’s Press
Hell on wheels
Minnesota RollerGirls are part of a roller derby revival
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December 1, 2004 Minnesota Women’s Press
Pumps at the pulpit
Women spiritual leaders reshape the divine and the day-to-day, but some find their rise to the top stops at the stained-glass ceiling
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November 3, 2004 Minnesota Women’s Press
Beyond the blues Minnesota Women’s Press
One out of eight women will suffer from clinical depression in her lifetime
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Fall/Winter 2004 Minnesota Bride
The language of love
Bilingual wedding invitations reflect a couple’s dual heritage
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July 28, 2004 Minnesota Women’s Press
A break from tradition
Girl Scouts reach out to girls in Minneapolis’ Hmong, Latino and Somali communities
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November 19, 2003 Minnesota Women’s Press
Immerse yourself
Learn another language as an adult
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Personal Profiles
February 2009 Plymouth Magazine
Birthday Bashes
Plymouth worker, Nancy Donahue, throws parties for children in need
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Fall 2008 Hamline Magazine
A 26.2-mile story
Marathon man, Roger Houge, shares his love of running
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January 8, 2008 Minnesota Women’s Press
Safe Haven for Young Moms
Amee Wittbrodt went looking for her birth mother and discovered her life’s work
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September 2008 Plymouth Magazine
Dream Job
Plymouth author Lynne Jonell encourages kids to infuse imagination into everyday life
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September 9, 2008 Lakeshore Weekly News
Experimenting with Faith
Terry Esau wants to be surprised by God
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August 8, 2008 Lakeshore Weekly News
Capturing Nostalgia
Brian Jensen’s Lake Minnetonka
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February 2008 Plymouth Magazine
Good for Business
Plymouth’s Ron James develops ethical leaders
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October 17, 2007 Minnesota Women’s Press
Chocolate cravings
Shoma Hokanson’s love of chocolate has led to sweet success
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Fall 2007 Hamline Magazine
A Life from the Vine
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October 2007 Plymouth Magazine
History on Wheels
Gary Shiebe’s 1925 Model TT Ford truck has cruised through decades in Plymouth
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October 2007 Midwest Home
Beautiful Blades
The art of knife-making requires time and patience
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August 2007 Plymouth Magazine
The Pampered Pooch
Plymouth’s Kimberly Shubert-Theis crafts sweaters, scarves and jewelry for dogs
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June 2007 Plymouth Magazine
A Glass Half Full
One Plymouth cuople works to build wells and homes in Haiti
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May 30, 2007 Minnesota Women’s Press
Adventurous Entrepreneur
Luisa Fuentes-Tuel is an immigrant, mother and businesswoman who’s proud of her Peruvian roots
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June/July 2007 Midwest Home Magazine
Meet Mr. Rose
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February 21, 2007 Minnesota Women’s Press
From Shanghai to St. Paul
Lili Teng teaches Chinese dance and learns American ways
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January 2007 Plymouth Magazine
Coaches Who Care
Two brothers earn recognition for a coaching job well done
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December 2006 Plymouth Magazine
Heartfelt Art
Lisa Thomas’s hobby of beading silverware helps support an African village
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November 2006 Plymouth Magazine
Tea for You?
Cozy up to Gerry Schmitt, Plymouth’s very own Nancy Drew
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November 2006 Maple Grove Magazine
Going Glam
One Maple Grove mom turns Supermodel for a Day
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October 2006 Plymouth Magazine
Get Connected
Stephanie Hoffman has the hook up
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December 13, 2006 Minnesota Women’s Press
A Good Life
Amy King’s nearly 96 yearls old. Can you keep up with her?
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October 31, 2006 Minnesota Women’s Press
El Salvador: A waterfall of emotions and images
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September 20, 2006 Minnesota Women’s Press
Leaders not princesses
Building girls’ self-esteem is Amy Brenengen’s passion
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September 5, 2006 Lakeshore Weekly News
Celebrating a sailor’s adventurous spirit
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November/December 2005 Maple Grove Magazine
Here comes Santa Kroft
Spreading joy in Arbor Lakes all year-round
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November 2005 Plymouth Magazine
Local Production
Behind the scenes at WCCO radio with Jimmy Erickson
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November 3, 2005 Minnesota Women’s Press
The Midas touch
Play It Again Sports founder Martha Morris launches a new venture: YogaZoo
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November 3, 2004 Minnesota Women’s Press
A color-flow life
Chamindika Wanduragala’s vivid imagination streams with ideas, images and creative ways to connect artists and audiences of color
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August 25, 2005 Minnesota Women’s Press
When the bell rings
Middle school teacher Jennifer Hansen gets ready for the first day of school
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May 19, 2004 Minnesota Women’s Press
Neighborhood House gave activist wings
Apolionia Fay uses them to soar
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January 28, 2004 Minnesota Women’s Press
Create a kin connection
Mother and son find support and friendship through mentor program
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November 5, 2003 Minnesota Women’s Press
Criminal sketches
Forensic artist relies on talent, FBI techniques and a strong stomach
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