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Empty Bowls filled with love, soup
Passing along some information about a worthy cause in Itasca County: Coming together as a community to help feed hungry people is at the heart of the Empty Bowls Project. And what a community it is! Teachers and students, potters and restaurateurs, bakers and citizen volunteers, non-profits and for-profits. People of all ages and experience…
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Northern Minnesota online movement taking shape
I’ve been neglecting to pass along some important information about new media projects in Northern Minnesota. First, from Jennifer with e-democracy: New Resource: Minnesota Voices OnlineAre you using technology to communicate at the local level? E-lists, websites, blogs, wikis? The Minnesota Voices Online discussion is for people using technology to build community at the local…
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N-K, Greenway boards talk future
The Nashwauk-Keewatin and Greenway school boards met to discuss planning for the future. (Story from today’s Hibbing Daily Tribune). Consolidation is what needs to happen, and some officials are willing to say the word aloud, but the story makes lots of references to “collaboration.” Hey, call it “happyfunsharing” if you want, but this is the…
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Tonight, it’s a man’s world at the Grand Rapids library
Tonight I’ll be speaking with the Grand Rapids Men’s Book Club at the Grand Rapids Public Library. The club meeting starts at 7 p.m. and, as I understand it, they’re always looking for new members. The club has been reading my new book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.” I am happy to visit…
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Sixth, Seventh and Eighth CD DFL to hold winter conference featuring early governor candidates
I pass along northern Minnesota political organizing press releases like this if people send them to me. I would do the same for a GOP event: DFL Winter Conference to Host Governor Candidates Several candidates for Governor will be in attendance at this weekend’s Winter DFL Conference to be held in the Minnesota Room at…
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An important week for rural broadband
As you might remember, I have been an advocate of increasing available broadband internet speeds to more Americans, especially rural folks and those on the Iron Range. (“A Little Less Hooey, a Little More Huey”). I see it not just as a more convenient way for e-commuters like myself to do our jobs, but as…
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From behind storm clouds, light can be shed on Range’s troubled cities and schools
Here’s an update to my Sunday post about Iron Range cities sharing services. That post was original prompted by the Mesabi Daily News‘ Sunday editorial calling on East Range cities to get behind a joint wastewater plant, which I agree with. What I didn’t mention was that the editorial said that State Rep. Tom Rukavina…
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Te-Te-Te-Tennessee
If Al Franken has accomplished nothing else, he has done one glorious favor for America. He opened the door, just a crack mind you, for Tim McGraw to become the next governor of Tennessee. This on the heels of Val Kilmer’s exploration of a gubernatorial run in New Mexico. Celebrities! Report to your home states…
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MinnesotaBrown, ‘Overburden’ on KARE 11 last night
Last night, KARE 11 in the Twin Cities ran a story by Boyd Huppert about how the bad economy is affecting the Iron Range. It’s a very interesting look at the culture of our boom and bust way of life. A recent column of mine and my book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range”…
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(Re)Introducing MinnesotaBrown
(There might be some new traffic on the site today, so forgive me for reintroducing myself and this blog). You know, there are lots of blogs. There are lots of political and news blogs. There are lots of blogs written by authors trying to sell their books. There are lots of blogs written by media…
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Change I can write about
This is my weekly column that ran in the Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Change I can write aboutBy Aaron J. Brown You’re never supposed to start a column with the words, “I didn’t know what to write about so (insert pop culture reference or observation of the weather).” It’s…
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MinnesotaBrown on KARE 11 tonight
Reminder: I’ll be on KARE 11 tonight during the 10 o’clock news as part of a story about the Iron Range economy. My role in the story focuses on my work as a columnist and my new book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.” The book is a humorous, heartfelt and historical look at…
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Iron Range: Join, share, rebuild, grow
The Mesabi Daily News ran an editorial Sunday calling on lawmakers to push local governments to support shared services. I agree. This falls in line with my recent call for an Iron Range Congress for local governments and schools to start meeting as soon as possible to discuss consolidation and maximization of our increasingly limited…
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Money, money, money …. money (it helps to have music behind this headline)
The MDN continues its coverage of the pay rates of public officials with stories about compensation of local superintendents and lawmakers. You make more as a superintendent but it’s hard to tell what you make as a lawmaker. Related posts: No related posts.
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A Prairie Home Companion in Duluth last night
Here’s a Christa Lawler Duluth News Tribune review of Garrison Keillor’s stand with “A Prairie Home Companion” at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center last night. Related posts: No related posts.