From everyday questions to more complex problems, we’re asking the experts to lend us a hand. Throughout the series "Professional Help," we’ll hear some direct advice, for us not-so-direct Minnesotans ...

I sat across the table from Dawn, a wide-eyed eight-year-old girl in pigtails, bracing myself to tell her the news. I have told students they have a learning disability hundreds of times over my 20 ...

On a recent morning, I had the chance to read poems my ninth-grade English students had written about encounters with racism. I was struck by the beauty and poignance of many of their lines. Yet I ...

Want to learn how to ski? Here are five tips to help get you started! Learning a new sport is always a challenge, and there's lots to know when getting started. Since skiing is a winter sport, you'll ...

When my best friend of over a decade ended our friendship, she wouldn't tell me why. I was devastated, and it shook my confidence when it came to friendship. I sought professional help to recover from ...