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Morning Edition: Parting Thoughts

Through conversations with family members and close friends, Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer remembers the lives of Minnesotans who have touched their communities in ways big and small. | Parting Thoughts: Remembering lives lost to COVID-19

Parting Thoughts: Martha Sawyer Allen left indelible mark on Minn. journalism

Martha Sawyer Allen was a formidable and fearless reporter. She died last month after a long career covering religion at the Star Tribune, where she helped found the award-winning Faith and Values section.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Is there such a thing as 'dying well'?

There's an app that pings you several times a day with reminders of your own mortality. The takeaway: Life is short, so live well. But is there such a thing as dying well? Author and palliative care physician Ira Byock thinks so.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Parting Thoughts: Remembering Anita Buck, broadcast pioneer

Parting Thoughts: Remembering Anita Buck, broadcast pioneer

In the early 1950s, she became one of the few female announcers on the air when she was hired by Stillwater radio station WSHB. She hosted a number of programs on that station including "Story Time."
by Cathy Wurzer

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Parting thoughts: Words to live by

Parting thoughts: Words to live by

Lillian Francis Lazenberry Martin was many things: a career woman, a mother of six, a civic leader and a prolific writer. And yet, "somehow she still found ways to give of herself to other people," said her granddaughter.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Parting thoughts: Courage to live fully

Parting thoughts: Courage to live fully

Camille Scheel lived her life with inspiration, energy, and joy, despite living it with breast cancer. Scheel passed away last month at 48 years old.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Parting thoughts: The Raja of records

Parting thoughts: The Raja of records

Minnesota radio legend Bill Diehl passed away yesterday at the age of 91 years-old.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Parting thoughts: A life on the cutting edge

Parting thoughts: A life on the cutting edge

Dr. Joseph Garamella revolutionized heart surgery and helped save innumerable lives. He became a surgeon in the 1950s, when the most basic principles of open heart surgery were still being worked out.
by Cathy Wurzer

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