I have been waiting a long time for this, mostly because I want to hear the Minnesota accents in all their glory. #LoveIsBlind

rest well, king

Which real Minnesota women would you want to see immortalized in statue? axios.com/local/twin-cit…

'Once, in a meeting in my lawyer’s office — my lawyer and I on one side of the conference table, my husband and his on the other — my husband’s lawyer used air quotes when she talked about my work.

When you were 'working,' she said.'

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Reporting on a school shooting as a school shooting survivor and now as a mom has been indescribably heart breaking. Something needs to change

Imagine, if you will, a male plus-size mannequin that wasn’t the butt of a joke. startribune.com/yuen-can-we-ma…

Reminds me of the time I had to cover a mayoral address and someone asked if I was the interpreter. Believe it or not, some Asians have skills that are not related to being Asian.

What does genius look like? A picture of a lone inventor may come to mind, or maybe a poet lost in her head. Rarely do we think of the kind of collective brilliance, Laura Yuen says. startribune.com/group-genius-d…

Cashmere Hamilton-Grunau, a junior multi-sport athlete at North High, was reportedly targeted by a car of teens who began tailing him and a friend while walking home. They shot him three times, striking each leg, as he ran away.

We live in a country where we have to report on shootings in our kids schools - and be reunited with them while we are doing it.
America has a problem.
It's so far past time to do something.

Fabulous piece on SHELETTA by Rachel Hutton. She is indeed funny and ubiquitous - but also very kind with a heart of gold. Here's to Sheletta and all the women out there who've been told they're 'too much'!

There is a battle waging for the soul of America, and I think I lost, just like last year. Not plagiarism of nor inspired by Laura Yuen, I haven’t read her column on this yet, I swear these are my own sufferings: twincities.com/2023/03/16/fre…

Minnesota, who is this guy? Can we find him?

'When I first started, with raw talent, I was probably beating people the wrong way. But I'm like, if I'm beating you the wrong way, just imagine what I could do if I played the right way.'
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Where we tried to answer the question: Who is the most famous animal in Minnesota? Goldy Gopher you're going to want to read this. startribune.com/which-is-minne…

I keep thinking about Daniel Kwan's acceptance speech (one of many) last night about how brilliance can be unlocked through collaboration. What if all organizations had this philosophy? 'Genius doesn’t stem from individuals like us. Rather, genius emerges from the collective.”

It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem, it’s me.

Scared to talk about planning for your death? Jen Gumbel wants to make you laugh about it…and make sure you don’t leave a mess for your loved ones.

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