Do you do the daily Wordle? Or maybe more than once per day? Answer these questions to find out what your Wordle personality is. What is…
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Candidates for Rochester City Council
Why are you running? I feel a strong sense of duty to serve and give back to my community by being a servant leader. A thriving…
School Board Candidates
Why are you running? I’m running for re-election to Rochester’s School Board because after 40 years as a classroom teacher and 8 years as a School…
Women Running for Office
Election Day 2022 (the midterm elections) is Tuesday, November 8. Rochester residents will see many women on their ballots that day (or before). Rochester Women Magazine…
Candidate for Olmsted County Attorney
Why are you running? I am running for office because I want to increase fairness for everyone in Olmsted County. I am an advocate for safe…
Candidate for Rochester Mayor
Why are you running? I want to ensure that the high quality of life that my family has enjoyed is available to all who live here…
Women Candidates for MN State Senate and House
Why are you running? As I doctor, I am concerned that the high cost of healthcare and medical debt is hurting our families, holding people back…
Women Candidates for Olmsted County Commissioner
Why are you running? I’m running Olmsted County Commissioner District 5 because I care about Olmsted County citizens. As a 30-year resident, I have been actively…

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Rochester Women Magazine interviewed Jeannie Thompson, director of youth programming & outreach at the Women’s Shelter and Support Center in Rochester. Why does Domestic Violence Awareness…

A Retreat for Experience and Empowerment
For roughly the past 15 years, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, near Lanesboro, has partnered with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to present a weekend…