DENNIS DALMAN
Columns - Means-testing could save Social Security
In this current budget-cutting frenzy, it is a frightening prospect for millions of senior citizens and their loved ones that Social Security could become Social Insecurity.By Dennis Dalman , February 11, 2011
Column - New 'Huck Finn' leaves out 'n' word
A “cleaned-up” version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has just been published.By Dennis Dalman , February 04, 2011
Column - At long last, Hawkes gets an Oscar nod
Congratulations to Alexandria native John Hawkes, the superb character actor who finally nabbed a long-overdue Oscar nomination.By Dennis Dalman , January 28, 2011
Column - Old dogs can learn new tricks
Good news, folks! There’s hope for old dogs. Through the many decades of my life, not once did I ever make a decent pizza, as many times as I tried.By Dennis Dalman , January 21, 2011
Column - You cling to your 'duct' and I'll cling to my 'duck'
Some questions will likely be argued until the last gasp of time. One of them is this: “Is it duck tape or duct tape?”By Dennis Dalman , January 07, 2011
Column - I can't imagine a world before invention of duck tape
How did mankind survive before the invention of duck tape? I just can’t imagine a world B.D. (before duck) Everything must have been coming apart at the seams – failing, falling apart, left unrepaired, a chaotic shambles.By Dennis Dalman , December 24, 2010
Column - Lennon songs will never die
John Lennon has jumped into my mind so many times in the 30 years since his death.By Dennis Dalman , December 17, 2010
Column - Be careful when 'sprinkling' apostrophes
When will people learn that apostrophes are not salt-and-pepper? These days, too many people sprinkle apostrophes willy-nilly to “season” their sentences.By Dennis Dalman , December 10, 2010
Column - Whiners should drive, not fly
Better to have a “pat down” than a “plane down.” These whining complainers should stop flying. Let them drive, take a train, take a bus or a boat. Let them walk, for all I care.By Dennis Dalman , December 03, 2010
Column - Let's all take the 'No Kid Hungry' pledge
It’s hard to believe that in this richest country on earth, one in four children go hungry on a daily basis.By Dennis Dalman , November 25, 2010
Column - A cure for magazine mania?
Magazines are threatening to take over my life. They remind me of those devilish “Tribbles,” a species of sinister “dust bunnies” that invaded the Star Trek spaceship.By Dennis Dalman , November 19, 2010
Column - King ought to run for president
While watching election results Tuesday, a bright idea occurred to me: Why vote? Why bother? Pollsters can just do a big poll the day of the election and announce the winners that night. Or, better yet – forget the poll – just have CNN newsman John King announce the winners.By Dennis Dalman , November 12, 2010
Column - Be a good hillbilly, eat them greens
I’ve often accused my neighbors, Richard and Marty, of being hillbillies right out of the Minnesota Ozarks. After all, they grew up in the wild-and-wooly Pierz-Genola-Gilman area.By Dennis Dalman , November 05, 2010
Column - Barbara Billingsley was a super TV mom
A few nights ago, I was watching, for the umpteenth time, the movie Airplane. One of the loony passengers is the woman who played the mother in Leave it to Beaver.By Dennis Dalman , October 22, 2010
Column - When in Sartell, take the 'circle route'
If you’ve never taken a scenic “circle route” in our fine modern cities, by all means do it. It’s quite an adventure.By Dennis Dalman , October 15, 2010
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