Creativity and new community partnership are taking shape to solve Central Minnesota’s child care crisis Written for the Initiative Foundation’s I.Q. Magazine, Spring 2023 Like any new business owner, Morgan Dabill had a lot on her mind in the lead-up to...
In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, communities across central Minnesota faced new challenges and found new strengths. By Laura Billings Coleman Surrounded by thousands of surface miles of lakes, boreal forests and natural beauty, the community of the Leech...
Minnesota often leads the country in voter engagement — a trend that’s playing out at many of the state’s private colleges, too. At the age of 20, Ben Menke, a political science and statistics major from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has yet to cast his first...
Surviving the pandemic put serious pressure on Minnesota’s small businesses. By Laura Billings Coleman Ever since they started dating, chefs Mateo Mackbee and Erin Lucas have been dreaming up ways to build connections and community with love, honey lavender pie...
