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COLUMN: The long fade
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece was broadcast during a recent episode of 91.7 KAXE‘s “Between You and Me.” The long fadeBy Aaron J. Brown There’s a moment during any popular song in which the singer, songwriter and/or producer…
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COLUMN: ‘The gap holding back our kids, our economy’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 26 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. It expands on some of the topics I was talking about last week. I expect this will be more like the beginning of the debate than the end. The gap holding back our kids, our economyBy Aaron J. Brown…
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COLUMN: Watch for the turtles
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 19, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece was part of last week’s edition of “Between You and Me” on KAXE. Watch for the turtlesBy Aaron J. Brown Each year turtles crawl from an ancient landscape into our modern world. Lately…
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COLUMN: The Wienermobile rides full circle
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 12, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. For frequent readers of this blog, fear not, this is the last time you should have to read about the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile here for some time. The Wienermobile rides full circleBy Aaron J. Brown You may have…
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COLUMN: ‘Swimming lessons for life’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 5, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this essay was featured on an episode of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE recently. Swimming lessons for lifeBy Aaron J. Brown I live in Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lakes, in a northern…
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No band, no music, no art, no soul, no future, Unless
After reading an AP story (link from WCCO) I wrote this column in one sitting. This is my weekly column for the Sunday, June 28, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I’m posting it on publication day because I want the conversation to begin Monday morning across the Iron Range. No band, no music,…
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COLUMN: The good life isn’t always cute
This is my column for today’s edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. It would appear that a major family announcement for the Gosselins is slated for Monday, so this ended up being pretty topical. The good life isn’t always cuteBy Aaron J. Brown Our twin boys are hitting age 2 soon and one thing is…
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Minnesota: Still different or same dif? A big, big question
This is my weekly column published yesterday in the Hibbing Daily Tribune. You’ll recognize some of this from blog posts I’ve done in the past. In fact, as my column goes this is among the hodge-podgiest I’ve done in some time. Minnesota: Still different or same dif? A big, big questionBy Aaron J. Brown Both…
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COLUMN: ‘You don’t need a weatherman’
This was my weekly column published in the Sunday, June 7, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. You don’t need a weathermanBy Aaron J. Brown Have you ever received a gift that became much more than a gift? Have you ever received a gift that became an obsession? Flashback: Christmas 2008. It was a…
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COLUMN: ‘To see the leaves’
This was my weekly column published in the Sunday, May 31, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. To see the leavesBy Aaron J. Brown When you grow up nearsighted no one tells you that you might be nearsighted or that you may become nearsighted as you approach school age. Nearsightedness, like death, taxes and…
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COLUMN: Ode to a tree, and also to paper
This was my weekly column for the Sunday, May 24 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece was featured on last week’s Between You and Me on KAXE. Ode to a tree, and also to paperBy Aaron J. Brown One of our little boys, Doug, has taken to pointing out the…
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COLUMN: An organizer’s lament (Dylan Days is coming)
This is my weekly column that was published in the Sunday, May 17 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. An organizer’s lament (Dylan Days is coming!)By Aaron J. Brown When I was a reporter I used to marvel at the busybody community activists who were in charge of such things as Chisholm Parallel Parking Days…
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COLUMN: Mom vs. Fish: Who will prevail?
This is my weekly column for today’s May 10, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. This also served as my essay for “Between You and Me” on KAXE this weekend. Mom vs. fish: Who will prevail?By Aaron J. Brown Mother’s Day is here and for many Northern Minnesotans this Hallmark holiday brings an unholy…
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A dark stage no more
This is my weekly column for today’s Hibbing Daily Tribune. I’m posting early because of the timely nature of the topic. A dark stage no moreBy Aaron J. Brown The history of the Iron Range has been shaped by people, geography and geology. To the outside world, we’re known for the iron beneath our ground.…
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The real dog days
This is my weekly column that ran in the Sunday, April 26, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. It is based in part on an essay that I wrote for KAXE last year. The real dog daysBy Aaron J. Brown They’ll tell you the dog days come in August when it’s hot, but I…