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Online media discussion to electrify Twin Ports radio, heat up sexy demo
I’ll be back at the University of Wisconsin-Superior Friday to appear on Final Edition on 91.3 KUWS, an affiliate of Wisconsin Public Radio. I worked for KUWS in both my undergraduate and graduate college years, first as a news reporter and later as operations manager. Fun fact: KUWS used to be some kind of study…
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"Guy Walks Across America," allows me to procrastinate
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Don’t cross check the lion (and other Chicago images)
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Planes, trains and automobiles: the true story
On the ground in Chicago. I love Chicago. I don’t love the suburbs. I took some pictures but don’t have a camera cord. I made some notes and amusing observations, but lack the will to write them down here tonight. So, tomorrow. I’ll say this. In keeping with my choice of graphics in yesterday’s preview…
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An Iron Range journey into John Hughes territory
Tomorrow morning I’ll be on the plane that buzzes above my woodland house every morning as it approaches the Range Regional Airport in Hibbing. We don’t have many commercial flights in and out of the Iron Range. It was a big deal when they added the third daily flight this year. The red winged aircraft…
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A tenderfoot I remain
My column from last week about my failed experience as a Boy Scout and my snarky comments about the Boy Scouts’ new “video game” badge has drawn fire. Today a letter to the editor in the Hibbing Daily Tribune from a regional Scout leader criticized the piece. For one, the “badge” in question is not…
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One if by blog, two if by freelance print arrangement
I’m exploring a few concepts for future blog posts, stories and columns. One is the persistent foreclosure rate in places like Itasca County on the western Iron Range. The rates are improving elsewhere but not here. I’m also going to be looking at the fiscal health of Range (and nearby) towns as they face more…
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At the blogroads
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SOUTH to Duluth
While most of the state’s DFL bloggers and politcos pack up their stuff for tomorrow’s state party convention in the great “northern” Zenith City of Duluth, Minnesota, some of us look to the southern horizon with a sense of uncertainty and excitement. Unlike most, I’ll be driving a hundred miles south to fulfill my duties…
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Tour the Scenic Range, explore the issues of our times
Last week I began an exciting new endeavor that marries this fancy, 21st century blog with a small town weekly newspaper. (Or, as the kids say, we’re going to hook up somewhat regularly for the foreseeable future). Electrons and ink! Quaint small town meeting notices and snark from around the globe! Every month I’ll be…
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What teachers do in Bemidji on Sunday
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In Praise of the Iron Range
The right honourable Kermit over at the conservative Minnesota politics blog True North has penned an earnest screed entitled “In Praise of the Suburb.” Go over and take a read. He’s a little quick to turn an anthropological issue into a political one, but he presents a new point of view. Suburbs exist for a…
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Back for a quick hit of blog
I haven’t been posting much lately, but stay tuned today for a few items — mostly links with comments about Iron Range area doings in statewide context. A lot of change has hit the conventional wisdom of the governor’s race, which might generate some commentary. Items will start showing up over the next 24 hours.…
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Get your crawl on, Baby 2010
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2009, there’s the door: Quick or we’ll call the cops
As we wrap up the last week of the year, MinnesotaBrown.com thanks those who’ve stuck with the blog despite the reduced posting schedule these last few months. I’m likely to increase the frequency in 2010 when I figure out how to balance my other professional writing projects. Meantime, it was quite a notable year for…