CONTENTS Fall 2017
Our Voice Meet The Content Team 6
Her Career Teri Gerhardt
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Her Health Just Keep Spinning
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Her Style
Her Passion
Fabulous Fall Fashion
Northern Flemenco 4 Donna Dahl 20 How to (DIY) 22 Netflix Hidden Gems 24
Your Voice Share Your Happy 29 Home Remedies 41
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For Her Side Hustles
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Her Family “Mommed” It!
Her Table
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Spaghetti Squash
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26 Cover Story Julie Benson, Minnesota Family Practitioner of the Year 26
Dr. Benson, a practitioner at Lakewood Health System, was awarded for her exceptional work in family medicine and is nationally recognized for her intiative in Palliative Care.
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Her Story
Her Family
Her Career
Off-Grid Living with
Home Schooling 36
Karla Johnson, Teacher of the Year 30
Maranda Lorraine 10
Follow Maranda and her northwoods swamp adventures in a new column in Her Voice.
Maybe you have thought about it before, but had reservations. Four local home schooling families tell us how they do it.
Karla Johnson, a ninth-grade Brainerd High School English teacher, shares her motivation.
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