From 1994 until 2007 Dane Sorensen wrote columns for the Ely Echo. Topics could vary as did the the level of seriousness. No matter what degree of seriousness was shown his creativity always made the columns a good read. The dates are about when the columns were published.
December 1, 2007 How to beat Fuel Oil Price
November 30,2007 Fuel Oil Prices Sucks
October 6, 2007 Post Recovery (Part Four)
September 28, 2007 Recovery (Part Three of Four)
September 21, 2007 Intervention (Part Two of Three)
September 14, 2007 The Fall (Part One of Three)
January 7, 2007 New Year - Fresh Start
November 28, 2006 Thoughts on the Klun family
September 25, 2006 Heating with Wood
September 12, 2006 Look Ma no Health Insurance
August 4, 2006 Island Paradise Refound
June 19, 2006 The Battle of Aging
May 26, 2006 Quality Education in Ely
November 30, 2005 Boys are Dumb
October 8, 2005 Kira Memorial Column
May 15, 2005 Trezona Trail & Biking
April 25, 2005 Stupid School Tricks
April 15, 2005 Spring Cometh Late to Ely
June 1, 2004 New Businesses in Ely
Oct. 27, 2003 Garage Logic (unpublished)
Sept. 25, 2003 Public Access TV Sucks
July 8, 2003 Remembering Dan Erzar
June 25, 2003 A Friend Re-Discovered
April 6, 2003 DOD vs. Nasa (unpublished)
March 9, 2003 Warm Europe in Winter
June 9, 2003 Post Secondary Education Opportunity
September 29, 2002 War on Terrorism
July 22, 2002 High School Band Decline
June 18, 2002 Ely Watertower Art
December 14, 2001 Christmas Shopping
October 31, 2001 The Prisoner and Hate Mail
October 29, 2001 September 11 and Art (unpublished and unfinished)
October 2, 2001 After September 11 in London
September 22, 2001 War Report from London
September 16, 2001 School Board Elections
August 29, 2001 Huggie Bear Goes to College
July 28, 2001 The Reverend Crain Conviction
July 13, 2001 China Gets Olympics
July 10, 2001 Fast Growing China
May 24, 2001 Ely Schools Try Hard
April 12, 2001 Spring Band Concert
March 28, 2001 Snow Sculptures Slow Decay
February 26, 2001 Enough Snow!
February 10, 2001 Trade Show Fun
January 29, 2001 Ely's New Logo
January 7, 2001 New car, Old car Blues
January 5, 2001 Importing in Ely
December 18, 2000 Elementary Art Fun
December 6, 2000 Ely High School Band CD
November 28, 2000 Thanksgiving Parade in Ely
October 26, 2000 Book Store Goodbye
October 2, 2000 Theater in Ely
September 14, 2000 Director Workshop
August 25, 2000 School and City Waste
August 1, 2000 Blueberry Arts Time
July 26, 2000 Ely Summer Flowers
July 13, 2000 Rev. Crain's Zephyr Marketing
June 30, 2000 German Class Trip
June 14, 2000 Army Worm Excercise
May 16, 2000 Simple Spring Adventures
April 16, 2000 School Lunch Fun
May 27, 2000 High School Media Center
May 23, 2000 Waste in the School
May 11, 2000 Big Spring Music Concert
March 23, 2000 Firestorm in Ely
March 22, 2000 High School Art Treasures
March 8, 2000 Selling Bear Paw Books
February 21, 2000 Canada for a Day Trip
February 10, 2000 Slow Internet Blues
February 2, 2000 Whiteside Park Winter Art
January 19, 2000 Name that Building
January 13, 2000 Chicago the Cat
December 30, 1999 Goodbye Bad Year!
December 1, 1999 Christmas Lights
November 26, 1999 Christmas in Ely
March 4, 1999 Power Outage in Ely
February 18, 1999 Devil has the EPUC
August 25, 1998 To the Dark Side
May ? 1997 - BWCAW Mediation Solution
April 1, 1997 BWCAW Mediation Games
January ? 1997 Arctic Blast Parade
January 1, 1997 Hisday and Hersday
December 30, 1996 New Years Reflection
December 9, 1996 Feed the Wolves
November 24, 1996 Many Unhappy Returns
November 18, 1996 Sorensen Fuitcake
September ? 1996 Stripes the Turtle
August 12, 1996 The Blueberry King
August 1, 1996 Real Health Food
July 29, 1996 Virtual Employment
April 22, 1996 Junk Drawer Liberation
April 1996? Fidel for President
October 1995 Daylight Savings Plan
October 1995 Computer Programming
October 1995 Lawyers and Q-Tips
September 1995 Joy of Lawn Care
August 28, 1995 Pilgrimage to Jackson
May 15, 1995 Soudan Mine and Protons
This is a work in progress. Earlier columns will be added at a later date.