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Gail Rosenblum

Columnist | Metro

Phone: 612-673-7350

Email: gail.rosenblum@startribune.com

Gail Rosenblum writes two to three columns a week on people, social issues, trends, and the complexities of human relationships.
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Joyce & Lane: Lessons end; friendship begins

Lane Christianson, 44, was at his childhood elementary school in Maplewood when he saw a name on a classroom door: Mrs. Bell. He wondered, THE Mrs. Bell? He wrote an impromptu note: “I don’t know if you remember me …”

Updated: January 31, 2012, - 12:55 PM

Carol & Eleanor: A healing touch

Carol Jones is a massage therapist who works with adults with special needs. One of her clients is Eleanor, who's visually impaired and cannot speak.

Updated: January 31, 2012, - 12:52 PM

Kristina & Bill: A friendship blossoms

For 3 1/2 years, Kristina has special-ordered yellow roses for Bill, who comes into the grocery store and picks out his favorite to place on his late wife's grave.

Updated: January 31, 2012, - 12:49 PM

Judy & Quentin: From loss comes love

When Quentin Moore's mom died of cancer, Judy Blaseg moved into his life. The two have developed a surprising, and especially sweet bond.

Updated: January 31, 2012, - 12:47 PM

Muzamil & Sharon: A tragedy transformed

Muzamil Yahya fell out of a tree at 13 and with that fall his dreams tumbled, too. Enter Sharon Monthei.

Updated: January 31, 2012, - 12:37 PM

Anne & Lisa: It's the small reminders

Anne Noonan still loves to go to her mailbox to get the latest postcard from Lisa Grant, her friend since the women were 3, living one block apart in St. Peter, Minn.

Updated: January 31, 2012, - 12:32 PM

Julie, Chris & Hunter: Teaching two generations

Hunter Knettel, 6, had the usual back-to-school jitters in early September, but his fears were eased by a special secret. Hunter's first-grade teacher, Julie Clemons, also taught his father, Chris.

Updated: January 31, 2012, - 12:30 PM