Matt’s top print articles (as adjudicated by Matt)
Matt Peiken spent 21 years as an arts/features staff writer with three daily newspapers before diving into 3-Minute Egg. He won regional writing awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press and California Newspaper Publishers Association. In 2006, Matt also published a parody of self-help books — Positive MEinforcement: Shout ‘Me First!’ and Make Every Day All About You!
Here is a sampling of Matt’s best print journalism work over the years:
All articles except (*) published by the St. Paul Pioneer Press
OP-ED: The yet-to-be Distinguished Mark Dayton (August 16, 2010)*
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA CELLO AUDITION SERIES (September 16-17, 2004)
Part 1: 56 Cellists, 1 Seat — Musicians from all over the country compete for the job of a lifetime
Park 2: Playing for Keeps — Vying for a seat with the Minnesota Orchestra
Lonely at the Top: A ‘Great Giant’ struggles to fit into a small world (Dec. 27, 1998)
This is a profile on the world’s tallest teenager and his mother, who sacrificed her own happiness to give her son a chance at his.
B.T. BOMBERS in St. Paul’s Frogtown area is part boxing gym, part community center (Dec. 26, 2001)
PART 1: Main story + PART 2: Carley Pesente + PART 3: Ceresso Fort + PART 4: Cornell Harris
A Night at the Opera: Fifth-graders at Linwood Elementary School (and the professionals guiding them) wrote and staged their own opera. With the curtain about to pull, a bright girl with a leading role is missing (Feb. 10, 2002)
PART 1: Writing and Rehearsing + PART 2: Family and Opening Night
Faith and Quake: Youth Encounter the Ministry (March 14, 2007)
‘End of the Rossmor’: Storied warehouse about to go legit and leave old tenants behind (June 30, 2003)
Eccentric collector “Dr. Fan” thrives on the obscure (March 13, 2006)
Oue’s Final Bow: Departing music director taught orchestra to play from the heart (May 26, 2002)
Ride of a Lifetime: The people and lifestyle of high school rodeo in Minnesota (July 2, 2000)
Focus on Hmong: Five youths caught between cultures (April 9, 2000)
Called to Serve: Mormon missionaries leave own lives behind to spread their faith (February 1, 1997)*
COLUMN: Must-See TV? I’m too good for that (September 13, 2003)
Dear Matt,
In response to your article in today’s tribune. If you have so many problems with Mark Dayton, why not email him or his campaign personally instead of writing the editorial in the paper? Is it because you simply want exposure for your own website/business?? Seems pretty obvious, and yes, here I am on your website, that of which I had never heard about. Do you REALLY care to have a progressive in office, or are you working for Emmer?? Seems to me that you have now, by writing this article, divided the party even more, or worse yet, given ammunition for the Tea Party. Thanks a lot. All for some free advertisement for your website. Wow.
No. I don’t work for Dayton’s campaign, I simply would like to see a Progressive for Governor.
In all those words today I was surprised you didn’t say who you were for.
MAK the reach across the aisle centrist candidate or Matt the lets opt out of NCLB (and the money that comes with it) and this is no time for discussing healthcare candidate?