Sharon is a WORLD contributor. She is a World Journalism Institute and Northwestern University graduate and holds two master’s degrees. She has served as university teacher, businesswoman, clinical exercise physiologist, homeschooling mom, and Division 1 athlete. Sharon resides in Stillwater, Minn., with her husband, Bill.
Poignant PBS films show efforts to help children traumatized by the Holocaust
Five documentaries offer diverse sports experiences
Jokes about the country’s persecution of religious minorities don’t make it to TV
Documentary series reveals how hucksters hoodwinked McDonald’s
For 133 years, The Prison Mirror has provided Minnesota prisoners a place for creativity, learning, and inspiration
Colleen Sweeney Wallin became an unlikely lover of a unique winter sport
A powerlifting mom from Minnesota wants to protect the rights of female athletes
The Inventor shows our propensity to believe what we want to be true
One-Child Nation shows the dark consequences of China’s forced family planning