Melissa is a YES! reporting fellow and graduate of U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. She has written for the Associated Press, TIME, The Christian Science Monitor, NPR, Time Out, and SF Weekly. Follow her on Twitter @M_Hellmann or email her at Melissa@yesmagazine.org.
5 Ways to Take Your Love of the Outdoors to the Next Level
This summer, get outside, roll up your sleeves, and take a stand for public lands. Here are 5 ways to do this. Use them or lose them!
June 23, 2017
This Small Town Refused to Settle for Wal-Mart When Its Last Local Grocery Store Closed
For two months in 2012, longtime Iola, Kansas, resident Mary Ross trudged through the sweltering heat, waving gnats from her view as she walked door to door with a petition. It was the hottest summer since moving there with her family about 30 years ago, but Ross was determined to gather signatures requesting a grocery store be established in the small rural town of fewer than 6,000 people.
January 3, 2017
What Standing Rock Tells Us About Civil Disobedience
The history of social reform in America is inextricably tied to civil disobedience.
November 16, 2016