Minnesota Caucus newbie
On Super Tuesday I was going to go to a Minnesota Wild hockey game. I had a box seat. My son texted me and asked me if I was going to caucus. My son has had to listen to me […]
Minnesota Caucus newbie
By Kathy Gamble
On Super Tuesday I was going to go to a Minnesota Wild hockey game. I had a box seat. My son texted me and asked me if I was going to caucus. My son has had to listen to me […]
Dating games
Back in the dark ages before the Internet there was a column at the back of some newspapers titled “personals." This was where people could take out ads selling themselves
Chicago in winter
Last time we were in Chicago we stopped by the Palmer House just to have a look. This time we stayed there. The hotel was built as a gift from businessman
Moscow: The first time
The Soviet Union came to an end in August of 1991 with a Coup d’Etat in Moscow. My husband, Nicholas, was working there at the time as a freelance
Washington, DC day tripping
I moved from Washington DC to St Paul, Minnesota almost exactly a year ago. Last weekend I found myself back in the District to visit friends and attend an
Rice Park gems
Rice Park takes up a city block in downtown St Paul. Minnesota. On one side is Landmark Center, the old Federal Building where the FBI had a regional office
Colombia: A magical year
When I was 15, my family moved to Bogota, Colombia. That first summer my parents and I took a trip to the coast by car. My father was a
Fran Yarbro stood atop Mount Everest
I met Fran Yarbro when I was 17 and she was 15. We were both on the varsity volleyball team at The American School in Switzerland. We spent two hours
Hill House worth visiting
James J Hill was born in Canada in 1838. After working in the shipping business in St. Paul on the Mississippi River for 20 years, he, along with some other
Berlin angels
Last week I went to see the German film Wings of Desire, directed by Wim Wenders. The film is set in Berlin in 1987, and is mostly in black