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… Read More →
"Guy Walks Across America," allows me to procrastinate
July 26, 2010 by 1 Comment
I’ve got a few interesting topics I’m following this week (stay tuned) but I’m busy at present, so here’s a cool viral video featuring a guy walking across America all jittery and awesome-like. (Via Mashable). Related posts: No related posts.
Don’t cross check the lion (and other Chicago images)
June 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment
OK, so I know I failed to offer more Iron Ranger “On the Road” tales from my Chicago trip last weekend. I got mired in conference business and then on the last day I spent 12 hours at O’Hare International Airport fighting for passage back to my native land here in northern Minnesota. More on… Read More →
Planes, trains and automobiles: the true story
June 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
An Iron Range journey into John Hughes territory
June 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
A tenderfoot I remain
May 16, 2010 by 1 Comment
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… Read More →
One if by blog, two if by freelance print arrangement
May 10, 2010 by 5 Comments
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… Read More →
At the blogroads
April 29, 2010 by 6 Comments
It’s been a gut check week for me and this blog. I had intended for MinnesotaBrown to be a titanic force at last weekend’s DFL convention in Duluth. We had some fun, I guess. My convention re-cap got a little bit of attention, but mostly I was just another delegate struggling with the lousy wi–fi… Read More →
SOUTH to Duluth
April 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
Tour the Scenic Range, explore the issues of our times
March 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
