Tina Mortimer is a freelance writer based in the Twin Cities. She specializes in creating content for print, web and social media. She is also a published essayist and short-story writer.
Dogs to the Rescue!
These specially trained dogs aren't just pets. They're everyday heroes for Twin Cities kids with special needs.
Why we need youth baseball now more than ever
Community Voices features opinion pieces from a wide variety of authors and perspectives.
No ordinary life
Interview with New York Times best-selling author, William Kent Krueger.
A good-enough marriage
In a few weeks, it will be 12 years since my husband and I stood in front of a Bahamian minister — in what was generously described by our travel agent as a “garden,” next to the swim-up bar at an all-inclusive resort — and said our “I do’s.”
Second Harvest Heartland National School Breakfast Week Campaign
National School Breakfast Week partnership with No Kid Hungry to launch the Minnesota Breakfast Challenge.
Second Harvest Heartland Dalvin Cook Fundraiser/Social Media Campaign
Second Harvest Heartland partnered with Minnesota Viking Dalvin Cook for "Day Out with Dalvin: Cookout & Combine," a day of food and fun to raise awareness of the problem of hunger in Minnesota.
Coping with anxiety
Last spring, just a few months shy of his 9th birthday, my otherwise healthy, active child began complaining of stomachaches.
Litany of a Middle-Aged Mom
Satirical piece I wrote about growing old and going to church again.
Brown-bag bullying
My son isn’t a picky eater. At home, he’ll eat anything — sushi, salmon, whole wheat spaghetti. He likes spinach. And quinoa. Even Brussels sprouts. I’m aware how lucky we are that we’ve never had to beg or bargain for our son to try new foods or finish his vegetables. I’m also aware that our son is the exception. Our 5-year-old daughter, who refuses to eat anything unless it's fried or pasta, is the rule.
A toxic mix for kids
Ever since it was discovered that salt could prevent meat from spoiling, humans have worked to create new methods of preserving, packaging and even transforming food.
As a result, the foods we consume today contain a dizzying array of additives.
Don’t plead. Count to 3!
My 5-year-old daughter, Gwen, is like an adorably playful, but naughty puppy, who wants desperately to play nice, but can’t stop nipping.
What’s ‘moderate’ drinking anyway?
Every week there seems to be a new study in the headlines linking alcohol to health problems. Even moderate drinking is said to put women at an increased risk of liver disease, depression and several types of cancer. But what is “moderate” drinking?
Veterans Day/Hunger Awareness Campaign
Second Harvest Heartland Veterans Day blog and social media posts encouraging Minnesotans to think about veterans like Tim who may not know where their next meal is coming from.
Leading Medicine Spring-Summer 2017, Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital edition
Wrote “Is Joint Replacement Surgery Right for You?”
Our 700th Team! Aidan and Abbot: A Perfect Balance
12-year-old Aidan has a big personality, which makes him naturally at ease in front of a camera—a good thing since he’s been on camera quite a lot lately. This article features Aidan and his Mobility Assist Dog, Abbot, for being the 700th pair brought together through Can Do Canines ...