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Bemidji Pioneer features Great Northern Radio Show
The Bemidji Pioneer ran a feature today on our upcoming Great Northern Radio Show, Saturday, April 7, live from the Chief Theater in downtown Bemidji. You can hear the show 5-7 p.m. on 91.7 KAXE/90.5 KBXE and kaxe.org. We’ll also be podcasting and rebroadcasting the show on Northern Community Radio and other public stations around…
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Brown on the Air: LANGUAGES! (and news)
I’ll have an essay joining the show topic of “learning languages” on Saturday morning’s “Between You and Me,” Northern Community Radio’s conversation and music show. You can hear the show from 10 a.m. to noon on 91.7 KAXE in northern Minnesota and streaming live and archived at kaxe.org. Stay tuned for the launch of Northern…
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In Bemidji, Larry the Cable Guy completes notable task
Redneck, blue collar, and white sock comedian Larry the Cable Guy performed in Bemidji in north central Minnesota last night. Comedians wander through Minnesota all the time but I did enjoy this Facebook video of Larry the Cable Guy giving the daily announcements at Bemidji High School on Tuesday. At BHS students produce the daily…
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Paul Bunyan flash mob, a folk tale
KAXE-Northern Community Radio is expanding, forming a new affiliated station in Bemidji called KBXE. Northern Community Radio is more than radio; it’s internet, news and original programming across the northern Minnesota spectrum. Anyway, to bring attention to the upcoming changes organizers staged a “Paul Bunyan flash mob,” in honor of Bemidji’s famed Paul Bunyan and…
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"Overburden" talk in Bemidji on Sunday
Here’s to remind everyone in the Bemidji area to stop by the Headwaters Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 522 America Ave. NW in Bemidji Sunday morning at 10 a.m. I’ll be the featured speaker for the regular service. After the service I’ll be hosting a book reading at 11:30 where I’ll read some hot new material,…
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What teachers do in Bemidji on Sunday
My book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” has been out for 18 months (gack, the time!) but I’ve yet to do an author event west of Grand Rapids. That sad reality ends this weekend as I make my first speaking/book appearance in the great city of Bemidji on Sunday. I’ll be the featured…
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First Dog has ties to Bemidji
Bo Obama (the First Dog!) has a half sister who lives in Bemidji. Oh, man. Everyone has a half sister who lives in Bemidji. (Story from MinnPost). Related posts: No related posts.
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In today’s New York Times … Bemidji State
The “Frozen Four”-bound Bemidji State Beavers men’s hockey team is featured in today’s New York Times. This also has the distinction of being the first time the words “Bemidji” “hockey” and “Beavers” have appeared in a single edition of the Times. “Did we expect to win both games? I don’t know,” Travis Winter, the senior…
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Beavers on cable news!
One of the fun things about being a quaint rural person in a quaint rural place is seeing how big media covers stories occurring near you when something happens. For instance, the Bemidji State Beavers hockey team is in the Frozen Four of NCAA hockey. Even though they are not from a major city! Rather,…
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Testosterone Thursday in Range politics (more than usual)
Today, Democrats and Republicans alike will have a chance to say macho things and grunt. About damn time! Todd Palin, husband of Republican VP nominee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is in Grand Rapids (click for story with times, etc.), Bemidji and Duluth today with his snowmobiling pal who is from Grand Rapids. If you…
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Persell endorsed in 4A
John Persell was endorsed over the weekend by the DFL for House District 4A, the seat that will be vacated when Rep. Frank Moe (DFL-Bemidji) leaves office at the end of the year. CASS LAKE — Beneath John Persell’s soft-spoken, low-key approach lies common-sense issues that will woo voters to send him to St. Paul,…
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UPDATE X2: Folstrom drops out of 4A DFL race; Persell poised as frontrunner
Dammit, blogging, I can’t quit you. So much for the “no blog” Tuesday afternoon. FLASH! From the House District 4A DFL endorsement race. Irene Folstrom withdrew her bid for the endorsement today, leaving a clear path for the other candidate, John Persell, a Beltrami County Soil and Water commissioner and longtime DFLer. Persell has worked…
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Update: Forums scheduled for hot 4A race
Here’s an update from the House District 4A race. This is the seat that popular incumbent Frank Moe (DFL-Bemidji) is abandoning to pursue a Ph.D. and focus on his family. We’ve got endorsement fights on both sides of the aisle. DFLThere are still only two announced DFL candidates for endorsement: Leech Lake band member and…
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Overheard at Senate District 3’s endorsing convention
Today, the Minnesota Senate District 3 Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party held its endorsing convention for House district’s 3A and 3B. Rep. Loren Solberg (DFL-Grand Rapids) and Rep. Tom Anzelc (DFL-Balsam Township), both incumbents, were endorsed for re-election. The biggest news of the day was the terrible weather that many believed would keep people away from the convention.…
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Update: 4A endorsement race
It’s looking like Irene Folstrom vs. John Pernell for the DFL endorsement in House District 4A. For now, I’ll just try to share as much information as I can. Irene contacted me with information about a candidate meet and greet next week. Meet the Candidate:Irene FolstromFriday, May 25-8 p.m.At her home, 300 Irving Beach DriveBemidji,…