relationships
Project: Duets
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Linda & Jane: Passion for cancer care
Laughter is not what one expects to hear at a gathering of a dozen women seated around a conference table at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood. They've been brought together by a shared diagnosis of Stage IV cancer. Updated Sep. 25, 2012
Annabelle Dale, 100 (right) and friend Joyce McCarthy have teamed up t...
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Annabelle & Joyce: A birthday surprise
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM ,Star Tribune Publish July 4, 2012 2:00 AM / Update September 25, 2012 9:09 AMDuo team up to make greeting cards for fellow residents
Glen Lake Elementary School fifth grade teacher Elizabeth Ogren (foreground) and Hannah Swaden (glasses, burnt-orange blouse) worked with students on a project that involved planning a mock city, from the basic layout to housing, commerce and government.
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Hannah & Liz: A teaching legacy lives on
Article By: Gail Rosenblum , Star Tribune Publish May 26, 2012 2:00 AM / Update September 25, 2012 9:09 AMA former student has joined the teacher who inspired her in the classroom.
Marilyn Jenkins walks Blossom every morning at 8.
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Marilyn & Blossom: Daily walks a welcome treat
Article By: Gail Rosenblum and JIM GEHRZ , Publish May 1, 2012 2:00 AM / Update September 25, 2012 9:10 AM
On a recent trip to the skating rink with Kim Deprenger, right, Aga Ayana helps 6-year-old friend Feanan put on his skates before they take a spin.
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Kim & Aga: Across continents, common ground
Article By: Gail Rosenblum , Star Tribune Publish March 28, 2012 2:00 AM / Update March 29, 2012 3:25 PMA friendship that spanned continents and nationalities survived risk.
Judy Nobles, left, and Annie Schmitt.
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Judy & Annie: Sharing love of music
Article By: By Gail Rosenblum , Star Tribune Publish February 21, 2012 2:00 AM / Update March 29, 2012 2:56 PMEvery week for nearly three years, Judy Nobles, 70, has wheeled Annie Schmitt , 97, into her St. Paul senior center's lounge for an organ lesson. They make beautiful music together.
Charlotte De Vaughn, 11, and her friend, Carter Holmes, 62.
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Carter & Charlotte: Taking steps together
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM and JIM GEHRZ , Star tribune Publish January 31, 2012 2:00 AM / Update March 29, 2012 2:58 PMWhile training for the World Masters Track & Field Championships four years ago, Carter Holmes, 62, had a massive heart attack, then a stroke. He walks now, largely thanks to 11-year-old Charlotte DeVaughn.
Owl watching.
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Barbara & Margaret: Birds of a feather
Article By: Gail Rosenblum and Jim Gehrz , Star Tribune Publish December 27, 2011 2:00 AM / Update March 29, 2012 2:59 PMFor 30 years, Barbara Galambos, 80, and Margaret Mason, 81, have shared birding adventures. Every Tuesday at 9 a.m., after consulting the birding hot line, the friends drive to area nature centers.
Brooke (right) and Katie Ylitalos.
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Katie & Brooke: Friends, and sisters, too
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Star Tribune Publish November 22, 2011 2:00 AM / Update March 29, 2012 3:00 PMKatie and Brooke were friends. Then they were sisters. And then the honeymoon was over -- until the Twin Cities girls took a groundbreaking trip to India together.
Mark Zingerman, right, and Dale Hulme
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Dale & Mark: Growing up, not apart
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM and JIM GEHRZ , Star Tribune Publish October 24, 2011 2:00 AM / Update March 29, 2012 3:01 PMDale Hulme and Mark Zingerman have been swimming together for 38 years. Their story began when a spiritual drifter found direction with the help of an autistic boy.
Shirley Ungar (left) and Sherley Unger.
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Tale of Shirley & Sherley
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM and JIM GEHRZ , Star Tribune Publish September 27, 2011 2:00 AM / Update March 29, 2012 3:01 PMThree years ago, Shirley Ungar moved into a second-floor condominium in Falcon Heights, causing quite a stir. That's because Sherley Unger already lived there -- directly above her, one floor up.
Don Morrison, left, and Susan Fritz.
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Don & Sue: Stocking up on good cheer
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM and JIM GEHRZ , Star Tribune Publish August 30, 2011 2:00 AM / Update March 16, 2012 2:22 PMGrocery bagger Don Morrison, 77, brightens everyone's day at the Bloomington Rainbow store, especially that of retired school secretary Sue Fritz, 65.
Aaron and Elijah Blasingame, both 7 and identical twins.
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Aaron & Elijah: Brotherly love
Article By: By Gail Rosenblum , Star Tribune Publish July 19, 2011 2:00 AM / Update March 16, 2012 2:23 PMTwin brothers -- one with cerebral palsy, one without -- have been sweetly connected from the start.
Friends of jazz and each other.
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Eric & John: Jamming for 70 years
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM and JIM GEHRZ , Star Tribune Publish June 21, 2011 2:00 AM / Update January 31, 2012 12:11 PMJazz musicians Eric Giere and John Sutherland live in the past. You should visit them there.
Diane Mosel (left) and Soraida Palacios
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Diane & Soraida: Schooled in teamwork
Article By: Gail Rosenblum and Jim Gehrz , Star Tribune Publish May 23, 2011 2:00 AM / Update March 16, 2012 2:24 PMSocial worker Diane Bias-Mosel and Hispanic outreach coordinator Soraida Palacios form a dynamic duo that has been humming for 16 years at Sibley East Schools in Gaylord, Minn.
Owner Dick Kramer, right, with customer Scott Reeves, at Dick's Sports Barbers in Edina.
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Dick & Gene: Still clipping along
Article By: PORTRAITS IN WORDS, PICTURES BY Gail Rosenblum and JIM GEHRZ , Publish April 12, 2011 2:00 AM / Update March 16, 2012 2:24 PMDick Kramer, 64, and Gene Tuftin, 58, are traditional guys, which means you won't find them on Facebook or Twitter. Their social network is called good old-fashioned, customer-is-always-right service at their Edina barbershop.
Cathy Bratter, drumming under the guidance of teacher Al Dworsky.
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Cathy & Al: Moving to the beat
Article By: Gail Rosenblum , Star Tribune Publish March 8, 2011 2:00 AM / Update March 16, 2012 2:25 PMCathy Bratter finds an escape from her hearing-impaired world through the Dancing Hands Music drumming classes of ex-lawyer Alan Dworsky.
Bob Dalton and Ann Hinrichs
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Bob & Ann: A lesson in life
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Publish February 7, 2011 2:00 AM / Update January 31, 2012 12:19 PMAnn Hinrichs, 47, reconnects with the teacher who made everything come alive for her in sixth grade, Bob Dalton, 87.
Fredda Schobey worked for years to help get Genet Habtemicael’s two daughters out of Eritrea.
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Fredda & Genet: Beyond a family reunion
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Star Tribune Publish December 27, 2010 2:00 AM / Update September 25, 2012 9:08 AMFredda Scobey, executive director of the Riverside Plaza Tenants' Association, helped Genet Habtemicael reunite with family in Eritrea -- and found a friend.
Joyce Gustafson and Diana Cumming.
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Joyce & Diana: Love of literature
Article By: By Gail Rosenblum and Jim Gehrz , Publish November 29, 2010 2:00 AM / Update January 31, 2012 12:27 PMA chance discovery between Joyce Gustafson, 84, and Diana Cumming, 57, turned into a friendship shared over good reading.
Julie Clemons explains the lost and found area to Hunter Knettel.
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Julie, Chris & Hunter: Teaching two generations
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Star Tribune Publish September 23, 2010 2:00 AM / Update January 31, 2012 12:30 PMHunter 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.
Anne Noonan (left) and Lisa Grant
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Anne & Lisa: It's the small reminders
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Star Tribune Publish July 26, 2010 2:00 AM / Update January 31, 2012 12:32 PMAnne 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.
Larry Rolf, Denny Daniels
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Larry & Denny: A friend steps forward
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Star Tribune Publish June 14, 2010 2:00 AM / Update January 31, 2012 1:01 PMLarry Rolf and Denny Daniels are best friends and “ex-husbands-in-law,” united forever by a special woman.
Muzamil and Sharon.
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Muzamil & Sharon: A tragedy transformed
Article By: Gail Rosenblum and JIM GEHRZ , Publish May 1, 2010 2:00 AM / Update January 31, 2012 12:37 PMMuzamil Yahya fell out of a tree at 13 and with that fall his dreams tumbled, too. Enter Sharon Monthei.
Brothers David and Michael Gair.
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Mike & Dave: Brothers take it step by step
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Star Tribune Publish March 4, 2010 2:00 AM / Update January 31, 2012 12:57 PMMike and Dave Gair have walked around Lake Harriet every Sunday for two decades.
Social worker Sue Johnston and Mike Passig, Plymouth police officer.
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Mike & Sue: Responding to responders
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Publish January 28, 2010 2:00 AM / Update January 31, 2012 12:56 PMMike Passig is one of 60 trained volunteer first-responders who reach out to peers traumatized by what they see on the job. Passig partners with Sue Johnston, 53, a Minneapolis social worker.
Joyce and Lane: Lessons end, friendship begins
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Joyce & Lane: Lessons end; friendship begins
Article By: Gail Rosenblum , Star Tribune Publish October 6, 2008 2:00 AM / Update January 31, 2012 12:55 PMLane 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 …”
Angie Andersen and Susan Lacek
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Angie & Susan: From grief, friendship
Article By: Gail Rosenblum and Jim Gehrz , Publish August 1, 2009 2:00 AM / Update February 2, 2012 1:01 PMAngie Andresen was leaving Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis nine years ago when she saw a woman step slowly out of her car. In Susan, she recognized that familiar brand of grief, fresh and raw.
Eleanor and Carol
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Carol & Eleanor: A healing touch
Article By: Gail Rosenblum , Publish June 4, 2009 2:00 AM / Update January 31, 2012 12:52 PMCarol 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.
Bill Morin
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Kristina & Bill: A friendship blossoms
Article By: Gail Rosenblum , Star Tribune Publish July 5, 2008 2:00 AM / Update January 31, 2012 12:49 PMFor 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.
Judy Blaseg and Quentin Moore
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Judy & Quentin: From loss comes love
Article By: Gail Rosenblum , Star Tribune Publish May 11, 2008 2:00 AM / Update January 31, 2012 12:47 PMWhen Quentin Moore's mom died of cancer, Judy Blaseg moved into his life. The two have developed a surprising, and especially sweet bond.
Cori Linehan has been a nanny to Amanda Ling since birth.
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Cori & Amanda: Learning to let go
Article By: Gail Rosenblum , Star Tribune Publish March 1, 2008 2:00 AM / Update February 20, 2012 3:30 PMYes, she is too old to have a nanny. But Amanda Ling, whose 16th birthday falls on Leap Day, isn't ready to leap into independence just yet. Neither is Cori Linehan.
Stan and June
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Stan & June: To have and to hold
Article By: Gail Rosenblum , Star Tribune Publish November 24, 2007 2:00 AM / Update February 7, 2012 4:05 PMStanton Berg guides his wife June's rolling recliner into the chapel of the Benedictine Health Center at Innsbruck in New Brighton for reflection and prayers. He is remembering for both of them now.
3-year-old Alexander and almost-2-year-old Sophia.
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Sophia & Alexander: Little siblings, big hearts
Article By: Gail Rosenblum , Star Tribune Publish August 11, 2007 2:00 AM / Update February 20, 2012 3:31 PM3-year-old Alexander and almost-2-year-old Sophia relate to each other, moving through the world less like the siblings they are, and more like one being.
Deeq Shaklane drives veteran Betty Meservey to the Twin Cities.
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Betty & Deeq: A driving force
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Star Tribune Publish March 7, 2014 2:00 AM / Update February 20, 2012 3:32 PMA cab driver and a war veteran have found fertile common ground on the long drive to the Twin Cities.
Student Logan Stelten communicates with special-ed paraprofessional Frank Condon.
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Logan & Frank: School buddies
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Star Tribune Publish April 6, 2012 2:00 AM / Update February 20, 2012 3:33 PMOf the many helpers in 15-year-old Logan's life, Frank Condon, 61, occupies a special place.
Peter Elsham embraces girlfriend Leah Neubeck.
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Leah & Peter: Parting sweethearts
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Star Tribune Publish February 6, 2014 2:00 AM / Update February 20, 2012 3:33 PMHigh-school sweethearts Leah and Peter say goodbye as she heads off to college.
Owen Luterback, 8, chats with Bob Palmehn, 77.
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Owen & Bob: Back-yard buddies
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Star Tribune Publish August 6, 2012 2:00 AM / Update February 20, 2012 3:35 PMBob Palmehn, 77, shares weekly conversation over a (root) beer and pretzels with a young neighbor, Owen Luterbach, 8.
Jack Dean, 60, has worn an MIA/POW bracelet since 1972.
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Jack & Capt. Hamm: Missing, not forgotten
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Star Tribune Publish May 6, 2014 2:00 AM / Update February 20, 2012 3:36 PMA stranger memorializes a fallen airman from the Vietnam War for 34 years and vows not to rest until his remains are found.
Server Bonnie Jones, 71, and manager Shawn Schmitz, 35.
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Bonnie & Shawn: Grill gals
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Star Tribune Publish June 6, 2012 2:00 AM / Update February 20, 2012 3:36 PMThe waitress and the manager at the Convention Grill in Edina have been working together 19 years
Leo Odden, 70, cuts the hair of Peter Berglund, 62.
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Pete & Leo: Cutting up
Article By: GAIL ROSENBLUM , Star Tribune Publish January 6, 2014 2:00 AM / Update February 20, 2012 3:37 PMA barber and his customer at the Grain Exchange -- together 32 years -- share life over a regular haircut.
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