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Heidi Stevens: My friends and I are turning 50. Now do we get to stop hating our looks?

A lot of my friends and I are turning 50 this year, which means my calendar is filled with celebrations to mark a half-century (!) of life and...

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Heidi Stevens: An eating disorder threatened his life. Now his story inspires us to live ours to the fullest

John Schu takes over a room in the best kind of way. His energy, his quick laugh, his warmth — all befitting a children’s book author and school...

12.04.2024 5

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Heidi Stevens: The search for answers — and belonging — in the wake of family tragedy

Journalist Meg Kissinger spent more than two decades reporting on America’s labyrinth, broken mental health system and its human casualties. Her...

05.04.2024 4

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Heidi Stevens: This college season is ‘the craziest ever,’ experts say. But do kids want to talk about it? (Hint: Nope)

The kids who were in eighth grade when COVID-19 locked down our world are graduating high school this year. The kids, that is, who largely ended...

22.03.2024 9

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Column: A nation hooked on ‘Love Is Blind’ but divided on ‘Don’t Say Gay.’ Make it make sense

I finally started watching “Love Is Blind,” the Netflix reality (I guess?) series where men and women go on a bunch of dates and get engaged...

15.03.2024 7

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Column: Dad explains appeal of his viral Caitlin Clark essay. ‘Someone on TV wears a ponytail just like her and is doing amazing things.’

Asitha Jayawardena is a pediatric ear, nose and throat surgeon at Children’s Minnesota, which means he spends his days (and nights and weekends)...

08.03.2024 10

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Heidi Stevens: School draws clothing onto children’s book illustrations after latest book ban attempt. We’re not powerless to stop this madness

Who knew kids reading books could cause such panic? First, a school district in Florida banned dictionaries from its libraries on the grounds that...

01.03.2024 4

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Column: You whining about Taylor Swift at football games won’t break your kid. But it is a wasted opportunity

Barring a cataclysmic event, like the flight from her Tokyo tour getting delayed, Taylor Swift is very likely to be at the Super Bowl cheering for her...

02.02.2024 6

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Column: In attempt to shield kids from sexual content, Florida school district bans dictionaries. Do better, grown-ups

A school district in Florida has made the bold and bewildering decision to ban dictionaries (dictionaries!) from its libraries on the grounds that...

02.02.2024 5

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Column: ‘He was such a sweet soul.’ A community grieves the loss of its neighbor Pete, who lived quietly in a big, orange tent

For a few years, it’s hard to say how many exactly, a man named Pete lived in a tent near the ramp connecting Addison Street to Interstate Highway...

02.02.2024 6

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