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Endangered gazelles make a comeback on the edge of a war zone
An endangered species makes a comeback near Syrian war zone.
Inspired
Albert Lea social worker keeps COVID lines of compassion open through virtual Red Cross center
As the United States surpassed a grim recent milestone of 500,000 deaths due to COVID-19, Olmsted continues to take calls for the Red Cross Virtual Family Assistance Center.
Inspired
Hold the snark: The Clean Speech movement has arrived in Minnesota
Can you use only kind words for the rest of the month?
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Rooftop preaching helps bring Hopkins congregation together during COVID-19 pandemic
Rooftop preaching helps bring Hopkins congregation together during pandemic.
Rooftop preaching helps bring Hopkins congregation together during COVID-19 pandemic
Rooftop preaching helps bring Hopkins congregation together during pandemic.
Inspired
Minnetonka resident sent love in a postcard every day of 2020
Most of her 366 recipients were friends or neighbors, but others were people she barely knew or had never met.
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Edina company's CEO feels called to champion sustainability in new book, podcast
Since Inclusivi-tee was founded in 2017, the psychologist-turned-CEO has expanded her reach from T-shirts to a book and podcast.
Inspired
Beacon Academy teacher delights school with goofy educational YouTube show
Videographer Dan Lee's goofy educational YouTube show has taken a charter school by storm.
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Minneapolis writer-turned-caregiver writes the meditative book she wished she'd had
Patricia Hoolihan was one of several caregivers for her grandchildren during the pandemic.
Inspired
Dog living in Kentucky mine finally captured, brought to Minnesota after a year's ordeal
It took a year and a half and thousands of dollars to rescue Henry and bring him to Minnesota.
Inspired
A year into pandemic, some efforts to help Minn. health workers may be here to stay
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, some early efforts to ease the burden on Minnesota health care workers have shifted focus for the long haul.
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Paul O'Sullivan found people with his name on Facebook. Naturally, they formed a band
They perfected long-distance music before the pandemic, when it became a special joy.
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For 50 years, husband-wife team ran Minnetonka convenience store with friendliness, hard work
They retired and sold the store in January, when both were 75. Looking back, they say they've never regretted that long-ago choice.
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A Medtronic retiree with a talent for cooking turns her second act into fighting hunger
The founder of Dine4Dinners caters private meals and donates a portion of the proceeds to hunger relief organizations.
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A delivery driver got stuck in a client's driveway during the Texas storm. The couple took her in for five days
"It just seemed like the natural thing to do."
Inspired
Co-op supporting immigrant farmers in Minnesota gives back with food boxes for families in need
A Twin Cities co-op is paying mostly immigrant farmers to stock food boxes donated to families in need.
Inspired
Born in Minnesota, a child of immigrants: 'The story of my life is the product of my parents' dreams'
Raie Gessesse, a Minnesota advocate for racial and gender equity, is the first in the Star Tribune's 'Inspired Conversations' dialogue about race. Her story begins with her parents, born and raised in Ethiopia.
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