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Gail Rosenblum

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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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Rosenblum: Small library, part of LoLa Art Crawl, honors a large spirit

It's a bold art show that willingly competes against the first weekend of the Great Minnesota Get-Together. But the LoLa Art Crawl, Aug. 25 and 26, across the Greater Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis, is nothing if not bold, billing itself as the biggest little art show in the state:

Updated: August 22, 2012, - 10:44 PM

Rosenblum: Craiglist death shifts thoughts to still-grieving Olson family

Nancy Olson swam in the ocean on Friday and hiked to a mountaintop on Saturday. She's feeling good about her life, her family, her future.

Updated: August 20, 2012, - 02:17 PM

Rosenblum: An ally arrives to help put an end to domestic violence: Men

Chuck Derry is gracious as he speaks about a growing activism he once only dreamed of. Men, in increasing numbers, are partnering with women to end domestic violence.

Updated: August 15, 2012, - 08:06 PM

Rosenblum: Institute's pupils not even 20 and already making a difference

A year after Ellen Kennedy promised that young lives would be transformed by an innovative summer institute, it's safe to say she's made good on her word.

Updated: August 15, 2012, - 09:40 AM

Rosenblum: On North Side, sisters teach can-do attitude to Can-Do Girls

Brightly painted flowerpots line the steps of Sophia Rayson's two-story home, one of many inviting messages telling neighborhood children "Come in."

Updated: August 08, 2012, - 08:13 PM

Rosenblum: Family's joy is bittersweet while steeling for more grief

Jim Mickman and Sarai Brenner renewed their wedding vows Saturday at First Universalist Church in Minneapolis, surrounded by 300 relatives and friends, and the still-raw memory of one who was not there.

Updated: August 04, 2012, - 10:55 PM

Rosenblum: Humility, grit and grace in defeat are also medal-worthy

Things have looked positively brilliant for the U.S. Olympians the past few days. Swimmer Michael Phelps now owns 19 medals, more than anyone else in Olympic history.

Updated: August 01, 2012, - 09:00 PM

Rosenblum: For siblings, mining for pennies is a rich tradition

Sue Moore, 52, won her own lottery on April 28, when she was handed a 2012 penny at a craft store in Door County. "I couldn't stand it!" said Moore, 52, the mother of Laura, 16, and Joe, 14. "I was jumping up and down."

Updated: July 23, 2012, - 09:17 PM

Rosenblum: Wait is over for octogenarian brimming with life -- and love

Recent news about women waiting longer to get married, if at all, resonated with Joan Ungar of Minnetonka. She waited. And waited.

Updated: July 11, 2012, - 08:47 PM

Rosenblum: What we can learn from Senser trial

The fairness or unfairness of Amy Senser's 41-month sentence is likely to be debated for a while, but it's easy to agree there was little ordinary about this hit-and-run case. Assistant Hennepin County Attorney Deborah Russell said it was "one of the most difficult cases to prosecute" in her almost 20-year career, due to constant media coverage, a voracious public appetite and no eyewitness accounts.

Updated: July 10, 2012, - 05:53 AM