Randi Reitan

I was born and raised in Greenbush, Minn. My dad was the town doctor, with a clinic attached to our home. If I needed to talk to Dad, I would just go down the hall to the clinic. Often, I would see him with his arm around a patient, walking...

My dear Jacob,

As I was going through a box of keepsakes, I came across a Christmas list you had written when you were a young boy. On the list were things we could easily find in stores, and I always enjoyed finding them for you, wrapping them up and...

Dear Senators,

As a mother blessed with a beloved gay son, I watched the Senate proceedings last week that addressed DADT and took a vote to set in motion its repeal. I was appalled to see it all crumble in an ugly and childish manner after months of study, recommendations...

Two days ago I shopped at Target for the last time. All the items I bought, I returned in protest of Target's $150,000 support of Tom Emmer, the anti-gay Republican candidate for governor in Minnesota. As a mom, I had to do this one person protest. My youngest son is...

Early one morning as I was running out to grab our newspaper, I noticed something written on the end of our driveway. Our youngest child, Jacob, was in high school so I figured some of his friends were having fun with him. As I came closer I saw just one...

Dear President Obama,

I watched you preach on Father's Day and my heart was touched by your words. I listened with a mother's heart. I have been blessed with four dear children. Not a day goes by that I don't thank God for the gift my children...