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From hugs to headlocks
This was my column for the Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. This piece was based on an early essay I wrote for KAXE’s weekly program “Between You and Me.” From hugs to headlocksBy Aaron J. Brown Hornets. In summary, hornets buzz around the center of my sibling experience growing up…
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‘We are stardust’
This is my weekly column that ran in the Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. ‘We are stardust’By Aaron J. Brown During my elementary years people would ask me my favorite subject in school. Science, I would say. Science seemed the most real. Reality is a valuable substance where I am…
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Change I can write about
This is my weekly column that ran in the Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Change I can write aboutBy Aaron J. Brown You’re never supposed to start a column with the words, “I didn’t know what to write about so (insert pop culture reference or observation of the weather).” It’s…
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A whole (parking) lot of anarchy
This is my weekly column that ran in the Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune: A whole (parking) lot of anarchyBy Aaron J. Brown Even here in Northern Minnesota, where we’re used to a cold, snowy winter, it takes time to fully adjust to winter driving. Drivers struggle with slippery intersections…
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In honor of the King holiday, a bonus column … reprised
In honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday, here’s a bonus column originally published in the Jan. 14, 2007 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. This was before I or anyone could have predicted we’d be swearing in an African-American president tomorrow. ‘Every mountainside’ means ore dumps too By Aaron J. Brown Monday…
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The seven habits of highly stressed parents
This is my weekly column that ran in the Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009 Hibbing Daily Tribune. I used a version of this piece for a recent edition of KAXE‘s “Between You and Me” program where I am also a regular contributor. The seven habit of highly stressed parentsBy Aaron J. Brown Normally when people talk…
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‘Change’ and ‘Bailout’: strange bedfellows indeed
This is my weekly column from the Sunday, Jan. 4, 2008 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. ‘Change’ and ‘Bailout’: strange bedfellows indeedBy Aaron J. Brown Change. According to the Global Language Monitor, “change” was the top word of 2008. That’s no great surprise. It’s been a fascinating year. Our current president, the son of…
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Ring in the new
Starting this week I’m going to change the posting schedule here at MinnesotaBrown. My weekly column for the Hibbing Daily Tribune usually runs Sundays and I’ve traditionally posted it here that day as well. Well, Sundays are terrible traffic days so I’m going to post the column on Mondays from now on. This will put…
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After a wild year, 2009 could get wilder
UPDATE: The Christmas production schedule apparently led to my column not running in its usual Sunday spot again. Generally, I am the last to know in these situations. I expect the column will run during the week before the New Year. At least that’s usually how this goes. This is my weekly column for the…
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Santa Tube
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Santa TubeBy Aaron J. Brown Click “Play.” SANTA CLAUS (at desk, wearing headset microphone, hands at keyboard):Ho, ho, ho! This is Santa’s first ever “You Tube.” The elves tell Santa all the little boys and girls use the…
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Report: Star Tribune shaking up columnist roster
David Brauer at MinnPost posted this story yesterday about the Star Tribune’s efforts to offer buyouts to some of its high profile talent. According to Brauer’s report, columnists Nick Coleman, Katherine Kersten, cartoonist Steve Sack and others might be included among those offered buyouts. Here is a follow up that includes the memo. And he…
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The meaning of lost
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. This is based on another piece I recorded for KAXE this year. The meaning of lostBy Aaron J. Brown We modern folks tend to look at getting lost the way ancient folks looked at the universe. While we…
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Iron Rangers know recession is a time for defiance
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Iron Rangers know recession is a time for defianceBy Aaron J. Brown These days I think more about the little houses I see along the train tracks at the edges of our Iron Range towns. Every time a…
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The warm, yet difficult, business of friendship
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. This was based, in part, on a radio essay I did for KAXE several weeks ago. The warm, yet difficult, business of friendshipBy Aaron J. Brown So I recently joined Facebook, a social networking Internet site where you connect with old…
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Into the den of girl clothes
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I used a version of this story for my Saturday essay on KAXE. Into the den of girl clothesBy Aaron J. Brown Like others, I did many things for the first time during my freshman year of college.…