How some older Minnesotans are learning to live well with chronic pain
Almost everyone experiences it. But health care providers are increasingly looking past opioids to alternative methods of coping with chronic pain.
'Katy Has Two Grampas' tells a family's story of gay grandfathers
A new picture book from Minnesota highlights a growing reality in many families.
My Good Life: Finding love with a pandemic foster dog
A beagle mix called Lisa has brought me companionship and a willingness to love another dog someday.
Nation
Fully vaccinated and time to party, if you are 70
Older Americans still make up a majority of those who have been inoculated, and many are taking advantage and venturing out.
Variety
8 myths about dementia that it's time to forget
The updated Mayo Clinic guide tackles misconceptions about the condition.
Variety
Plan now for your post-COVID comeback
This career transition pro says answering three questions can help you do it.
Variety
Heaven on Earth? Life in the Villages
The 25-year-old filmmaker of "Some Kind of Heaven" wants to challenge society's view on growing older.
Business
Surge in demand for pleasure boating amid pandemic has Minnesota builders busy
The facility in New York Mills that builds Lund and Crestliner boats has added 114 positions in past 6 months and needs to fill 60 more.
The Good Life
Program offers virtual care for caregivers in rural Minnesota
Support goes digital in the pandemic era.
Coronavirus
'My heart aches': Minn. seniors brace for lonely holiday season
For the past five decades, MaryAnn Falk has been the guiding force behind her family’s annual Thanksgiving celebration. The former factory worker from New Ulm,…
Coronavirus
With masked Minnesotans, pandemic may force reckoning with hearing loss
You're not alone if you think face coverings make it harder to discern words.
The Good Life
'That pet is their lifeline': Low-cost vet makes house calls for older Minnesotans
"Dr. Marie" operates her deeply discounted veterinary practice out of her Shoreview home.
The Good Life
'Walking the last mile': Hospice services help Minnesotans say goodbye
Though complicated by COVID-19, end-of-life programs are helping more people to define a "good death."
The Good Life
St. Paul hospice nurse's 'amazing background' gives him strength, compassion
A hospice nurse's extraordinary empathy eases the transition for patients and their families.
The Good Life
A day in the life of a Twin Cities end-of-life doula
Wendy Longacre Brown helps dying clients find meaning and families find peace.
The Good Life
'I feel cheated': How boomers are coping with the COVID-19 curveball
For boomers, the sense of lost time is magnified and can lead to feelings of frustration.
The Good Life
An intergenerational, multiracial friendship formed during COVID-19
The story of one 65-year-old and his new Gen Z friend.
The Good Life
My Good Life: Live like you're dying (because you are)
In this book excerpt, a comedy writer and producer contemplates the empty nest.
The Good Life
How older workers can prepare for job loss
There are no easy answers when it comes to the job market, especially during a pandemic.
The Good Life
At 101, Minnesota's 'Blue Ribbon Baker' has recipe for 'beautiful life'
With the State Fair canceled, Marjorie Johnson "took a vacation" from baking: reading, chatting on the phone, updating Facebook and taking daily walks.
Coronavirus
Phone calls help alleviate pandemic isolation for Minnesota's older adults
A new program builds bonds between volunteers and seniors: "We keep tabs on one another and that's good."
The Good Life
'Little House' star takes on aging: Don't call me 'young lady'
Actress says, "I am old. I qualify. My driver's license tells me so."
The Good Life
Amid pandemic boredom, Minnesotans turn to DIY home projects
Whether it's raising chickens, building a "catio" or planting a pollinator garden, "there's a lot of joy in not postponing what you want to do."
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