Project Optimist
2025
Jan. 15: Subscription recycling service draws Minnesota customers
April 23: How Stearns County addresses domestic violence
July 16: Meet Dr. Bashir: He opened St. Cloud's first Somali-run clinic / Read the story in English or in Somali
2024
Feb. 14: How to protect health care staff: The limits and benefits of security measures
July 31: Kids flex green thumbs at Moorhead farm camp
Oct. 23: Tour a Minnesota recycling facility
Nov. 13: Lessons learned from two decades of composting
Dec. 11: Minnesota brewers tap into shifting tastes
2025
Jan. 15: Subscription recycling service draws Minnesota customers
April 23: How Stearns County addresses domestic violence
July 16: Meet Dr. Bashir: He opened St. Cloud's first Somali-run clinic / Read the story in English or in Somali
2024
Feb. 14: How to protect health care staff: The limits and benefits of security measures
July 31: Kids flex green thumbs at Moorhead farm camp
Oct. 23: Tour a Minnesota recycling facility
Nov. 13: Lessons learned from two decades of composting
Dec. 11: Minnesota brewers tap into shifting tastes
Duluth Media Group
2023
April 26: Learning moves to nature at FDLTCC's Megwayaak Classroom
April 27: On Call: Carlton, Cloquet ambulance services tackle funding challenges
2022
May 20: Prep softball: Vaara's grit, mental toughness shine on the field
June 13: Teaching my son about his grandpa
2021
Oct. 15: Local schools, WIAA make push to recruit prep sports officials
2020
June 4: Behind the Mask: Douglas County graduates share pandemic experience
2023
April 26: Learning moves to nature at FDLTCC's Megwayaak Classroom
April 27: On Call: Carlton, Cloquet ambulance services tackle funding challenges
2022
May 20: Prep softball: Vaara's grit, mental toughness shine on the field
June 13: Teaching my son about his grandpa
2021
Oct. 15: Local schools, WIAA make push to recruit prep sports officials
2020
June 4: Behind the Mask: Douglas County graduates share pandemic experience
USA Today Network-Wisconsin
2019
Oct. 31: American Indian women often face domestic violence. Here's how Wisconsin women can get help.
May 17: You're Not Alone documentary toolkit
2018
Nov. 20: How local food pantries, meal programs fight food insecurity
Oct. 25: 11 questions that could save a woman's life
2019
Oct. 31: American Indian women often face domestic violence. Here's how Wisconsin women can get help.
May 17: You're Not Alone documentary toolkit
2018
Nov. 20: How local food pantries, meal programs fight food insecurity
Oct. 25: 11 questions that could save a woman's life
The Post-Crescent (part of USAT-Wisconsin)
2017
March 2: Mental health staff short in Wisconsin schools
2016
April 23: Read widely, be jealous
2015
May 5: Police: 4 dead, including suspect in Menasha shooting
April 1: Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss: 'One shock after another'
2014
Nov. 19: Neenah makes first teacher pay cuts in wake of Act 10
Aug. 21: Appleton suspends more black students than white
2013
Aug. 31: Fox Cities districts ramp-up expenditures following shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
2017
March 2: Mental health staff short in Wisconsin schools
2016
April 23: Read widely, be jealous
2015
May 5: Police: 4 dead, including suspect in Menasha shooting
April 1: Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss: 'One shock after another'
2014
Nov. 19: Neenah makes first teacher pay cuts in wake of Act 10
Aug. 21: Appleton suspends more black students than white
2013
Aug. 31: Fox Cities districts ramp-up expenditures following shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
Watertown Daily Times
Dec. 7, 2012: Facilities last resort for loved ones
Dec. 6, 2012: In-home care takes toll on families
March 10, 2012: Students take BattleBots, life lessons to capitol
The Peninsula Pulse
June 8, 2012: Following the Paw Prints
Oct. 1, 2011: Epic poem bridges Door County schools, students
July 22, 2011: Door County League baseball's unwavering hold
Door County Living
Winter 2011-12: A Maritime Legacy: Peterson Builders and the Avenger Class (find the story on pages 46-47)
Dec. 7, 2012: Facilities last resort for loved ones
Dec. 6, 2012: In-home care takes toll on families
March 10, 2012: Students take BattleBots, life lessons to capitol
The Peninsula Pulse
June 8, 2012: Following the Paw Prints
Oct. 1, 2011: Epic poem bridges Door County schools, students
July 22, 2011: Door County League baseball's unwavering hold
Door County Living
Winter 2011-12: A Maritime Legacy: Peterson Builders and the Avenger Class (find the story on pages 46-47)
The Badger Herald
April 18, 2011: Former Poet Laureate reads works to campus community
Oct. 5, 2010: Student hopes his struggles with suicide will help others
Sept. 27, 2010: Obama talks about UW trip
Oct. 28, 2009: Breach exposes SSN numbers
Oct. 12, 2009: Gore: Climate reform still faces obstacles
*Browse everything I wrote for the BH here
April 18, 2011: Former Poet Laureate reads works to campus community
Oct. 5, 2010: Student hopes his struggles with suicide will help others
Sept. 27, 2010: Obama talks about UW trip
Oct. 28, 2009: Breach exposes SSN numbers
Oct. 12, 2009: Gore: Climate reform still faces obstacles
*Browse everything I wrote for the BH here
Copyright Jen Zettel-Vandenhouten 2025
