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Be Kind
by Melissa Cox We should never intentionally try to put someone down or look down on someone from any platform. Life is bigger than that. We are all in this journey of life together, particularly when we live in and share the same community. Have you ever been bullied or belittled by someone? It hurts.…
Standing up for a purpose
by Melissa Cox He loved to make people laugh. My belly would hurt from laughing whenever I was around him or talked to him. He had a gift for making people laugh and feel like they were important. Inside though, he was often in turmoil and struggled with depression. “I think the saddest people always…
Mirror Image: Reflecting on Who We are
By Melissa Cox Subtle white rings above her cheekbones. Lines from the corner of her eyes. Flushed “chipmunk” cheeks. A deep crease down the middle of her forehead. Puffiness underneath her eyes. Lines from her lips that extend across her face when she smiles. A pouch of “chubbiness” where her belt line crosses. Arms with…
Newspaper Columns
I write a monthly column for the Hibbing Daily Tribune.
Read the Latest:
The Connections we Crave
May 2020
There you are
April 2020
Beacon of Light
March 2020
Highlights from Years Past:
A Friend and A True Gentleman
November 2018
Shadow of ourselves – of who we could be
November 2015
I’m having a “whale of a time”
June 2009
A Sign of Aging
November 2007
Range of Character 