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COLUMN: The map is dead; long live the map
This is my Sunday column for the Feb. 19, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Check back on Tuesday for my analysis of the new redistricting maps in Minnesota and how they’ll affect northern Minnesota politics. It will be a very busy week. The map is dead; long live the mapBy Aaron J. Brown…
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COLUMN: This old LEGO house
This is my Sunday column for the Feb. 12, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. This old LEGO houseBy Aaron J. Brown Parenthood doesn’t necessarily move in the phases described in child development books or, as they’re called in our house, “projectiles.” At the beginning is the spit-up, diapers and first steps-turned-thundering stampede. Then…
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COLUMN: A Tuesday night civic tradition
This is my Sunday column for the Feb. 5, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. UPDATE: Well, heck, I don’t know how it happened but there was an error in the day of the week in the first graph. It’s obviously Tuesday, as the headline indicates. A Tuesday night civic traditionBy Aaron J. Brown…
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COLUMN: To-do or not to-do: a life of lists
This is my Sunday column for the Jan. 29, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. It’s an expanded version of the piece I wrote for “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE the previous day. To-do or not to-do: a life of listsBy Aaron J. Brown We live a life of lists, parsing our…
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COLUMN: Good things come in fives
This is my Sunday column for the Jan. 22, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A shorter version of this aired Jan. 21 during “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. Good things come in fivesBy Aaron J. Brown We creatures use modern minds to operate machines, systems and philosophies that would once have…
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COLUMN: A toilet story
Here is my Sunday column for the Jan. 15, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A toilet storyBy Aaron J. Brown Let us begin with this reflection: people are disgusting. All people. Everywhere. You need look no further for evidence than the toilet found in your very home. I’m sure you’re a very neat…
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COLUMN: Occupy Language – Top words from 2011
This is my Sunday column for the Jan. 7, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. The “top words” column is another annual tradition of mine. A version of this piece aired recently on 91.7 KAXE. Occupy Language: Top words from 2011By Aaron J. Brown Ralph Waldo Emerson once said “Use what language you will,…
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COLUMN: Time to delve into ’12
This is my Sunday column for the Jan. 1, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. My annual predictions column is one of my favorite traditions. Enjoy and Happy New Year! Time to delve into ‘12By Aaron J. Brown The pathway was clogged with skunks. I hate skunks. Warm winters bring out the skunks. So…
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COLUMN: The Night Before Christmas, 2.0
This is my Sunday column for the Christmas edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I’m posting early to catch the spirit of the source material. I performed a version of this piece on KAXE’s “Between You and Me” this morning. Merry Christmas, readers! I’ll be off for a few days. The Night Before Christmas, 2.0By…
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COLUMN: Making ice, walking on water
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired previously on an episode of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. Making ice, walking on waterBy Aaron J. Brown Water turns dark, swirls thick, moves slow before hardening into ice. In…
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COLUMN: Reasons to be mindful about mining’s future
This is my Sunday column for the Dec. 11, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Reasons be mindful about mining’s futureBy Aaron J. Brown All fate is geology. The rocks tell us who we are and what we will become. Here in northern Minnesota we are the sons and daughters of iron mining. We…
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COLUMN: ‘Peddler from the Range’ leaves great mark, complicated legacy
This is my Sunday column for the Dec. 4, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. On the same page of the newspaper my old neighbor from town days wrote a more detailed account of Paulucci’s history. ‘Peddler from the Range’ leaves great mark, complicated legacyBy Aaron J. Brown Early Thanksgiving 2011 Jeno Paulucci passed…
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COLUMN: Holiday season inspires potpourri
This is my Sunday column for the Nov. 27, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Holiday season inspires potpourriBy Aaron J. Brown On the game show “Jeopardy” you sometimes see the category “Potpourri.” This is high-class way for intelligent people to say, “We don’t know where this stuff should go.” In rummage sale ads…
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COLUMN: Thanks, no thanks, for Black Friday midnight madness
This is my Sunday column for the Nov. 20, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Thanks, no thanks, for Black Friday midnight madnessBy Aaron J. Brown Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because big shots haven’t figured out how to “monetize” the whole thing yet. Sure, it’s a big day for turkey farmers or cranberry…
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COLUMN: Don’t rest on divides; climb past them
This is my Sunday column for the Nov. 13, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I’ll be discussing this and other Iron Range news, including mining project updates (hot hot!), on 91.7 KAXE’s Morning Show at 7:20 a.m. Monday. Listen live or pick up the archive later at www.kaxe.org. Don’t rest on divides; climb…