Recent content from Jennifer Brooks
Brooks: Art thief makes off with a piece of Grand Marais history
"Woman Hauling Sticks" was a crowd pleaser at the Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery.
Brooks: We didn't learn from George Floyd
No justice, no peace, even when you prosecute police
Brooks: Eager salons 'ready to cut that COVID hair'
The personal services industry, which includes businesses like salons, spas and barber shops, lost more jobs to the pandemic than any other industry in the state.
Brooks: Hitting the road to get the vaccine
Getting an appointment is still a matter of good timing, good luck — or very good neighbors.
Brooks: Lil Nas X satanic panic disrupts Minnesota launch of children's book
Sheletta Brundidge tells how song inspired autistic son's journey to speech.
Brooks: The quest to get more Minnesotans to see themselves as doctors
There's something invaluable about finding one who's shared your experiences, who understands things about your life without needing to ask.
Brooks: He lost his job and his popular podcast, but not his sense of humor or hope
"The Hilarious World of Depression" host John Moe is back with a new podcast.
Brooks: A teen shares the story of her long wait for help
People talk about the stigma of mental illness, but it's really just discrimination: treating someone differently because their illness makes you uneasy.
Brooks: Planting the seeds for a great Minnesota get-together
A great many things have to come together before a Great Minnesota Get-Together, and almost none of them can wait.
Brooks: For those baseball retirees whose careers ended too soon, the better pay and benefits came too late
Tom Johnson and 873 other retirees struck out and walked away with nothing from the pension plan