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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