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Official: Dr. Catherine Benziger, MD, MPH Social media was flooded with people posting reviews of the past decade this week. The 2010-2019 decade was marked by revolutionary changes in public opinion and new trends with lasting effects. From same-sex marriage and legalization of marijuana to polarizing politics and global warming, this decade has been one for the history books. Here is my recap of the decade both from national headlines to personal accomplishments. First, we had our first African American President, Barack Obama, who made sweeping changes to health care in America by passing the Affordable Care Act. Then, in a contentious 2016 election between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, the President was elected by the Electoral College and not the popular vote and in 2019 was Impeached by the house and is awaiting hearings in the Senate. Gun violence continued to rise with this decade having been the most deadliest in U.S. history. Terrorism continued to cause fear among ...

Marit Benziger and Mom Marit and Theo getting off the ski lift at Chester Bowl X-ray showing a spiral tibia fracture. Duluth skier Marit Benziger (age 5) says she is ending her skiing season early this year because of a fracture in her tibia (shinbone). Benziger left the Essentia Health hospital late Wednesday night and in a statement she said, "I felt like my bone popped out me. The pain was definitely a 100 out of 10. I felt that I was going to die." Just hours before she had taken her first run of the 2019-2020 season and despite a rocky start, her confidence grew throughout the day and she was practicing jumps in the terrain park minutes before the injury. Team physician (and mom) knew Benziger's leg was broken when she saw it happen. An interview with Theo Benziger (age 7) explains, "She was skiing pizza/snowplow and then she caught some ice and fell on her butt and stopped. My mom tried to have her move her ski and she couldn't. Mom took the...