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Why isn’t medication that eliminates opioid cravings more widely used?
Despite government approval, the drug still scares some people.
September 14, 2024
Inspired
He was the face of addiction recovery. Then he got hooked on opioids.
In a new book, William Cope Moyers, a vice president at Minnesota’s Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, tells about how, after years of sobriety, he became addicted to painkillers — and how he got off them.
September 13, 2024
Inspired
How you can help
The Inspired volunteer calendar offers many opportunities to make a difference.
September 13, 2024
Duluth
Duluth cat’s monthslong sewer sojourn comes to an end
Clifton Nesseth’s cat, Drifter, had been missing for two months when he was found in a storm drain.
September 13, 2024
Greater Minnesota
Southern Minnesota city’s souped up food project aims to end hunger in the area
Austin nonprofits are teaming up with Hormel to improve food access and create a blueprint for other communities.
September 12, 2024
Music
Raison d’Etre Opera is a new opera company in Minneapolis. And it’s for singers 55 and older.
Semiretired mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade will perform recitals and hold master classes as part of the opera company’s fundraiser.
September 10, 2024
St. Paul
Burglars cleaned out a longtime St. Paul business. Now the community is rallying to help.
Burglars stole around $30,000 in equipment from Tuan Auto Repair on University Avenue, underscoring local concerns over crime.
September 6, 2024
Inspired
Mobile Market delivers food to Twin Cities communities in need
Converted school bus is a grocery store on wheels.
September 6, 2024
Inspired
How you can help
The Inspired volunteer calendar offers many opportunities to make a difference.
September 6, 2024
Inspired
How you can help
The Inspired volunteer calendar offers many opportunities to make a difference.
August 30, 2024
Inspired
Minneapolis woman, losing speech to Parkinson’s disease, works to communicate via a documentary
Jackie Hunt Christensen speaks slowly and faintly, but her determination is strong.
August 30, 2024
Inspired
Retired Minnesota real estate executive Russ Nelson dedicates himself to helping others — thanks to his late wife
He embodies what experts say is the key to shining in your “golden years.”
August 30, 2024