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After Daddy Passed Away FamilyParentingRemembrance

After Daddy Passed Away

G. Marshall Brooks felt lost when her beloved father died; her mother’s physical and mental health then began to decline, essentially forcing 15-year-old G. to take on the overwhelming role of parenting a parent

Marshall Brooks continues chronicling her fascinating life with this next entry from “Life in the Key of G.” While struggling with her own grief, G. is sent to Wyoming to stay with "Brother Number Three" -- who she barely knows. "On the outside, it seemed that I just rolled with the punches," Marshall Brooks writes. "But inside I was just a kid, trying to do what my Daddy told me to do when faced with a challenge." It's a Reporters Inc. Original.

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Olivia
July 21, 2026
The Deadly Cost of Caring AnimalsRemembranceSuicide

The Deadly Cost of Caring

After founder’s shocking suicide, a Minnesota fox rescue carries on its mission—despite criticism

Mikayla Raines was always saving orphaned or injured animals, and eventually she started her own rescue, SaveAFox. But in June 2025, Mikayla tragically took her own life at age 29. Her family claims cyberbullying about how she ran the rescue, coupled with Mikayla's mental health led to her suicide. Her husband says, “She put the animals' well-being over her own, time and time again."

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Olivia Hines
May 26, 2026
‘Coffee Talk’ AgingCOVID-19HealthPandemicRemembrance

‘Coffee Talk’

Cure for the pandemic blues only a call away

Minnesota-based non-profit Little Brothers--Friends of The Elderly (LBFE) have created a safe and low-tech solution to address the COVID-exacerbated loneliness felt among older adults. They call it “Coffee Talk.” It’s a volunteer-staffed call-in program in which participants connect with a compassionate listener using a technology that they easily understand: their telephone.

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Calley Bliss
May 12, 2021
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