| | 2011 Columns | | | | | | 2010 Columns | | | A Mississippi River experience 5/3/10 Bullying is a serious crime: seeking revenge for Phoebe, 4/12/10 Kaua’i on my mind, 2/15/10 | | 2009 Columns | | | Remembering the Titanic, 10/26/09 Golfing for the good of Rotary, 10/12/09
Something must be done, 8/31/09
It’s not just a ball of twine, 7/20/09 Where do all the clothes go?, 6/29/09
How rumors are spread, 6/15/09
Can’t wait for it to be over, 5/18/09 Why I try to avoid the high school parking lot at 3:05 p.m., 4/20/09
Just a speck in this world, 3/30/09
It feels good to be back, 3/16/09
| | 2008 Columns | | | A little humor won’t hurt, 10/27/08 Politics could make a saint look bad, 10/13/08 ‘I have nothing to wear’, 9/29/08 Ban chemicals, not business, 9/15/08 What’s in your makeup? Part 2, 9/8/08 What’s in your makeup?, 9/1/08 Changing the law won’t help, 8/25/08 Stop oil dependence, period, 8/11/08 What’s wrong with promoting health?, 8/4/08 Political ignorance must stop, 7/21/08 High gas prices force change, but that might not be all bad, 7/7/08 Times are a changin’ yet too much is staying the same, 6/30/08 Make time for industrial tech, 6/16/08 It’s just a scarf, for crying out loud, 6/2/08 Save on gas and your sanity, 5/26/08 Be thankful you live in America, 5/12/08
Suicides another casualty of war, 4/28/08
Who’s to blame for cyber bullying?, 4/20/08
A possible slam on renters , 3/31/08
Standing by your man, 3/17/08
A trip to the Basilican, 3/10/08
When driving becomes deadly, 2/25/08
An introduction to Wii, 2/18/08
The body is a temple, 2/11/08
Another dirty campaign trick, 1/28/08
Going a bit too far, 1/21/08
Be aware of babblers, 1/14/08
Set goals not resolutions, 1/07/08
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| 2007 Columns | | | | A gift is good if it makes you cry, 12/24/07 It’s a dog-eat-human world, 12/10/07 Merry Christmas to all, 12/03/07 Anti-Christian, merely fiction, or both?, 11/12/07 Just fun and games and murder, 11/05/07 Get the spooks for Halloween, 10/29/07 The next New York City, 10/22/07 The wonderful world of technology, 10/8/07 Get the facts straight, 9/24/07 Living history with September 11, 9/17/07 It’s OK to be a sideline player, 9/10/07 Flood waters in our own backyard, 8/27/07 Skol Vikings, let’s go!, 8/20/07 The ‘first day of school’ nostalgia, 8/13/07 A high-stake job for teenagers, 8/6/07 A new generation of debates, 7/30/07 The Harry Potter spoilers, 7/23/07 The bottled water frenzy, 7/16/07 Weather you can depend on, 7/2/07 Ladder 49 becomes reality, 6/25/07 Gossip is just that, 6/18/07 Reduce, reuse, and . . . what?, 6/11/07 ‘Not too late to say ‘thank you,' 6/4/07 ‘Nothing out of the ordinary,’ 5/28/07 What’s in your plan?, 5/21/07 Clueless about religion, 5/14/07 Where is ‘Parenting 101?,’ 5/7/07 What they don’t teach in college, 4/16/07 Busy with ‘The Bachelor’, 4/9/07 Paying for convenience, 4/2/07
Straight from the horse’s mouth, 3/26/07
A sacrifice for the good of all, 3/19/07
As if elections aren’t long enough, 3/12/07
Nothing to do but watch movies, 3/5/07
The power of thought, 2/26/07
Playing it safe, 2/19/07
Eyes open to an inconvenient truth, 2/12/07
Don’t listen to the naysayers, 2/5/07
Just another statistic, 1/22/07
‘Accept the things I cannot change,’ 1/15/07
May the best voice win, 1/8/07
New recruiting strategies underway, 1/1/07 |
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On My Mind
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| Kristen Miller Dassel-Cokato Enterprise Dispatch Editor | | | | | | | |
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| 2006 Columns | | | Check out ‘The Nativity Story,' 12/18/06 Religion vs the Constitution, 12/11/06 No tacos on Easter, 11/27/06 Education has become a gamble, 11/20/06 Don’t make fun of accessories, 11/13/06 Who stands for what?, 11/6/06 Do you believe in ghosts?, 10/30/06 Have we become overly sensitive?, 10/16/06 And we worry about violence on TV, 10/2/06 It all happens for a reason, 9/11/06 Road construction isn’t so bad, 8/28/06 A different view from above, 8/7/06 Who doesn’t love a good storm?, 7/31/06 Could this be World War III?, 7/24/06 The importance of identity, 7/17/06 Selfishness isn’t what the Founding Fathers had in mind, 7/10/06 Mississippi will not be forgotten, 7/3/06 West Nile Virus sweeps nation!, 6/26/06 A great way to spend a rainy day, 6/19/06 Our obsession with the stars, 6/12/06 A glimpse of what the flag stands for, 6/5/06 Teach your children obedience, 5/29/06 Dassel Cokato brings in a crowd, 5/22/06 It’s not cool to have skin cancer, 5/15/06 Who are we to judge?, 5/8/06 Get rid of gas guzzling SUVs, 5/1/06 The Da Vinci Code is fiction, 4/24/06 A big change for two networks, 4/17/06 April showers bring May flowers, 4/10/06 ‘Just Say No’ isn’t working, 4/3/06 Who do they think they are?, 3/27/06 Seek similarities not differences, 3/20/06 My experience in Waveland, Miss., 3/13/06
'You are blind if you can't see God down here' , 3/1/06
Many people drowned in their attics, 2/28/06
Arriving in Mississippi for the Katrina relief effort , 2/27/06
By the time you read this . . . I’ll be in Mississippi, 2/27/06 A capella talented and funny, 2/20/06 A haunting weekend retreat, 2/13/06 When heroism is reprimanded, 2/6/06 Redefining the term ‘memoir’, 1/30/06 Dogs are a girl’s best friend, 1/23/06 Don’t be SAD...Do something!, 1/16/06 The legend of Johnny Cash, 1/9/06 Don’t stress about resolutions, 1/2/06 | | | 2005 Columns | |
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My Christmas traditions, 12/26/05
Not as good as I was hoping, 12/19/05
A trip down memory lane, 12/12/05
It’s about time, 12/5/05
Prevention starts with kids, 11/28/05
Daunte who?, 11/21/05
Women of faith and inspiration
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