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COLUMN: The answers found at the library
This is my column for the Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece was aired on yesterday’s edition of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. It occurs to me that this column’s headline could serve as an additional clue in the yet-unsolved mystery of the missing…
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COLUMN: The cold we know
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. The cold we knowBy Aaron J. Brown Well, look at the bright side. It is warmer here than it is in space, for instance, or in some of the experimental chambers found in your high end chemical laboratories.…
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COLUMN: We who sail the seas set the course
This is my weekly column which ran in the Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. The column ran a day early because I was told that the large volume of letters to the editor regarding the House 5B special election pushed me off the Sunday page. That’s great, because the Saturday…
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COLUMN: The good news, the bad news
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A shorter version of this piece aired on the Saturday, Jan. 15 edition of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. The good news, the bad newsBy Aaron J. Brown It is distinctly American, perhaps distinctly human to…
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COLUMN: On fantasy football and our times
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. On fantasy football and our timesBy Aaron J. Brown I begin today with a bit of braggadocio. That means smack talk. For the first time in eight years of participation I have won the “Super Bowl” in my…
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COLUMN: Everything’s heaven in 2011
This is my annual “predictions” column for the Jan. 2, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Everything’s heaven in 2011By Aaron J. Brown My clomp-clomping boots flatten the frozen swamp grass like corn flakes along the Canadian National rail line somewhere off Highway 7 south of Zim. I’m running now not just because I’m…
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COLUMN: Top words of 2010: Spillcam is not what you think
This is my annual “top words of the year” column for the Dec. 26, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Thanks for reading and supporting my work in 2010! On to a new year of stories and possibilities. Top words of 2010: Spillcam is not what you thinkBy Aaron J. Brown When I opened…
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COLUMN: To boldly go where we’ve been before
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this was broadcast as my weekly contribution to yesterday’s “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. To boldly go where we’ve been beforeBy Aaron J. Brown In science fiction, such as Star Trek and Star…
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COLUMN: Light unto the holiday night
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Light unto the holiday nightBy Aaron J. Brown The other night we did something many northern Minnesota families do this time of year. Despite the availability of electricity and light bulbs in our own home we trekked the…
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COLUMN: The return of winter’s empire
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. The return of winter’s empireBy Aaron J. Brown All things change. In reading history all things change with regularity only because we have the advantage of looking back at vast amounts of time condensed into tiny paragraphs. For…
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COLUMN: We’re not going to take it, or will we?
This is my column for the Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece was broadcast on an earlier episode of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. Support this blog by considering: Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range as a holiday gift. We’re not going to…
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COLUMN: Turning the e-page
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Turning the e-pageBy Aaron J. Brown One of the joys (terrors!) of raising children in this modern age is explaining old things to these new people without revealing your own waning youth. In this you will fail, just…
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COLUMN: Bringin’ it all back home, again
This is my weekly column for the Nov. 14, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired as a commentary on 91.7 KAXE on Nov. 6. Bringin’ it all back home, againBy Aaron J. Brown When you live in the heart of the Midwest, in a little notch of the…
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COLUMN: A house in order
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A shorter version of this piece was broadcast as commentary on a recent edition of “Between You and Me” on KAXE. A house in orderBy Aaron J. Brown It’s probably fitting that the news of the past week…
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COLUMN: Scary amount of election cash this All Hallows (Election) Eve
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Scary amount of election cash this All Hallows (Election) EveBy Aaron J. Brown The Washington Post reported last week that candidates will spend more than a combined $2 billion in the nation’s House and Senate races so far…