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COLUMN: "Notes from November"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. It represents the rare “notes” column on my part, in which I invoke the spirit of an elderly weekly newspaper editor to write about all sorts of things in seemingly random order. Notes from NovemberBy Aaron J. Brown…
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COLUMN: "Ask a Stag"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I performed a live dramatization of this script for the Nov. 7 edition of “Between You and Me” on KAXE, Northern Community Radio. Click over to that if you have the time. (You can find it in the…
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COLUMN: "A ‘vital’ life in the ‘zone of plenty’"
The following is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Fans of the blog might recognize part of this column that ran as a post last winter. Check it out to see an image of the Great Northern ad I talk about. A vital life in the…
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COLUMN: "Do It Yourself"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece was featured on yesterday’s episode of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE, which is taking part in its “Do It Yourself”-themed fall fundraiser. Join today! Do it yourselfBy Aaron J. Brown We…
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COLUMN: "Public speaking no ‘bear’"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece ran as part of the Oct. 10 edition of “Between You and Me” on KAXE. Public speaking is no ‘bear’By Aaron J. Brown As the old cliché goes people fear public speaking more…
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COLUMN: ‘The great, numbered days of the Dome’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune, posted in advance of today’s big Game 3 of the divisional series for the Twins. Go Twins! The great numbered days of the DomeBy Aaron J. Brown Today the Minnesota Twins take on the New York Yankees in…
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COLUMN: ‘Why dogs? Why snow dogs? Why not?’
Here is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I post this in advance of my Thursday night lecture at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm as part of the “Snow Dogs” exhibit and lecture series. Me, talking about snowmobiling? Yes. Don’t ask why (drink Bud Dry?).…
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COLUMN: ‘The talk of any town’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. The talk of any townBy Aaron J. Brown The best part about being from somewhere is knowing the story of that place. I still can’t understand the transient nature of my generation, the random iPod shuffle between Atlanta,…
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COLUMN: "Hunting for Other"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this ran as my essay on a recent episode of “Between You and Me” on KAXE. Hunting for ‘Other’By Aaron J. Brown In my family the word “hunting” means something very specific: hunting deer with…
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COLUMN: "The toys indicator"
This is my column for the Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. The toys indicatorBy Aaron J. Brown So some of the mines, not all of the mines (including none of the mines closest to Hibbing) are back to work here on northern Minnesota’s Iron Range. We are supposed to feel…
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COLUMN: ‘Pull the wagon forever’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Sept. 6 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Pull the wagon foreverBy Aaron J. Brown When orbiting the moon, I’m told, one must mind the dark side. On the dark side of the moon there is no light, no radio contact with earth and a conceptual progressive…
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COLUMN: "The Beatles behind us"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece ran Aug. 29 on KAXE’s “Between You and Me.” The Beatles behind usBy Aaron J. Brown On Sept. 9, 2009, the complete audio catalogue of The Beatles will be re-released with digitally re-mastered…
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COLUMN: ‘Remember the good new days’
This was my weekly column for the Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. You might also hear a version of this piece on a future edition of KAXE’s “Between You and Me.” Remember the good new daysBy Aaron J. Brown I’m still not old, but “young” is now a highly contextual…
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COLUMN: ‘Blinded by berries’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece ran on an edition of KAXE’s “Between You and Me” program. Blinded by berriesBy Aaron J. Brown So I’ve been picking raspberries lately. I moved out to the country a few years ago…
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COLUMN: A legacy of words and dreams
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Relevant disclosures: Tom Anzelc is a personal friend and I run his campaigns. I am also a co-organizer of Dylan Days. A legacy of words and dreamsBy Aaron J. Brown I share a unique experience with many, if…