September 2011

Archive » Cum Laude
	Going Back to College as an Adult It’s not an easy step to make, going back to college as an adult. Aside from fitting in class time into one’s work and/or parenting schedule, there are the inevitable worries about being seen as an outsider, an interloper, the “weird old person” in class. There’s good news, though, for those students who may have been referred to as “non-traditional,” once upon a time: traditions have changed. Tony Bennett
Archive » Scene
	Snapshot: Margi Preus Get inside the mind of Margi Preus! She’s a children’s book author and playwright. Her first novel for young people, Heart of a Samurai, is a 2011 Newbery Honor Book and a recipient of the 2011 Asian Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature, among other honors. Her picture books include the recently released Celebritrees; Historic and Famous Trees of the World. Marti Buscaglia
	Snapshot: Peter Pruett Peter Pruett was recently promoted to Director of Animal Management at the Lake Superior Zoo, and he shares his deepest thoughts here. Marti Buscaglia
Archive » Style
	Five Minute Makeover Tarek Abbas has a winning smile and an easy demeanor that puts women at ease in an instant. This is essential when you know he is seeing you at your worst, sans makeup, and studying your face in a way few men will ever get the chance to do. Tarek is a Lancome National Makeup Artist and he was recently in Duluth to do consultations and essentially, makeovers, on several very lucky women. Marti Buscaglia
	Banquette Seating Comfortable seating at a table is commonly requested in my kitchen re-design projects. Families desire a space to gather for meals, play games, do homework, and just hang out. All too often, however, the space available is too small to adequately accommodate a table and chairs, and yet that does not stop people from trying to squeeze a table set into this limited space. When this happens, the table barely functions for the family (forget comfort!), the chairs are constantly shifted to allow access and the ill-fitting table becomes a more likely gathering space for clutter than family members. Rebecca Guillion Lindquist