Check out some of my political and travel pieces that have appeared elsewhere:
- A tour of Civil Rights landmarks reveal what has changed, and what hasn’t — The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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- Los Angeles, El Salvador are mirror images of poverty — The Minneapolis Star Tribune
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- The pandemic abroad: when the airport closes before you can catch a flight home — The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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- Cooked by fire, filled with memory: the complicated story of how pupusas made their way from El Salvador to the U.S. — Meal Magazine.
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- The forgotten roots of — and responsibility for — a diaspora in El Salvador — The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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- Aid and discomfort: perspectives from Honduras – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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- From Madness to Central American mountains: former reporter connects through college basketball – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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- Resolution: Leave the country – Minnesota Monthly magazine.
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- 8 great destinations — from close to home to worldly escapes – The Minneapolis Star Tribune magazine.
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- How Kim Bartmann became the Twin Cities’ most unapologetic restaurateur – The Minneapolis Star Tribune magazine.
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- Deeper than a few coats of mascara: America’s gayest city (Provincetown, Mass.) is just joyful – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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- As Havana fills with tourists, Santa Clara remains Cuba’s hidden gem – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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- How Eric Dayton convinced Minnesotans — and the rest of the country — to embrace the ‘North’ – The Minneapolis Star Tribune magazine.
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- In Toyko, tourist mistakes eased by helpful Japanese – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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- In Cambodia, almost paradise – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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- Andrew Zimmern: from homeless and hopeless to on top of a food empire – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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Ghosts live on in Galveston, Texas’ legends – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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How to make your next vacation a walk-cation – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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Nevada’s Valley of Fire sparks hunt for hidden cave – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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How I lived it up in Vegas without breaking the bank – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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Markets offer a glimpse of life in a place – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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A spring training excursion, beyond the ballparks in Tampa/St. Pete., Sarasota and Ft. Myers – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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Make the most out of flight cancellations – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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Good to go? Cancun-area travelers weigh concerns about tainted alcohol, violence –The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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Rain didn’t dampen me and my sister’s Boundary Waters adventure – The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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