Recent content from Laura Yuen
Yuen: What's in a boat name? I asked this Minnesotan viral TikToker for help.
Emily Kim is a professional baby-name consultant. This time she offered some nautical suggestions.
Yuen: Why it's not rude to ask your houseguests to take their shoes off
And if you're a respectful visitor, you should not be offended by this request.
Yuen: Seriously, what purpose do mosquitoes serve?
They're responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people a year. They annoy the hell out of the rest of us. Can't we eradicate them?
Yuen: St. Paul columnist Rubén Rosario told stories with conviction and empathy
The Pioneer Press writer's death is a gut punch also because of what he represented: a time when there wasn't anything a smaller local newspaper couldn't do.
Yuen: He spent years searching for VHS queen of country line dancing. He found her in Minneapolis.
A resurgence in line dancing has introduced instructor Diane Horner to a younger generation, including an unlikely protégé .
Yuen: A century-old dictionary on display at Magers & Quinn can answer questions you didn't know you had
You can still learn quite a lot from books, especially this elderly, 25-pound tome.
Yuen: 'Choking' is a disturbing trend in teen sex. As adults, we need to talk about it.
The practice is on the rise despite its inherent dangers. A Minneapolis sex health educator offers parents tips on how to address it with the young people in their lives.
Yuen: Memories of the Jim Crow South haunted a Minnesota man. Then the nightmares terrorized his son.
Twin Cities native Lee Hawkins Jr. connects the long legacy of slavery with the belt whippings he received as a child.
Yuen: Fighting stage 4 breast cancer, a Minnesota woman gets her wedding wish
A village of helpers manifested Maria Carmen Morra's late-in-life dream: to marry the love of her life, in the eyes of her God.
Yuen: It's time for regular Americans (liberals included) to reclaim the U.S. flag
The flag has been a symbol of conservative America, but it should stand for all.