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COLUMN: Outdoor entertainment heralds the peak of summer’s empire
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 18, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired on yesterday’s edition of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. Outdoor entertainment heralds the peak of summer’s empireBy Aaron J. Brown We’re working the wheelhouse of the northern Minnesota summer. Summer,…
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COLUMN: Age may be inevitable, but the future is ageless
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 11, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Age may be inevitable, but the future is agelessBy Aaron J. Brown I’ve been a parent for just over five years but I’ve finally reached the parent stage where you’re expected to sit some place with the other…
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COLUMN: Bugs of the Revolution
This is my Sunday column for the July 4, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece was broadcast with full dramatic presentation on the July 4, 2009 edition of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. The project is known in shorthand as “Bug Congress,” among the strangest things I’ve…
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COLUMN: Survival of the Finnish
This is my weekly column for the June 27, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired on the June 5, 2010 episode of “Between You and Me” on KAXE. Survival of the FinnishBy Aaron J. Brown As Independence Day approaches, thoughts turn to the survival of our republic. Survival…
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COLUMN: Know your place
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COLUMN: On the move, on our dime
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, June 13, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. On the move, on our dimeBy Aaron J. Brown It would appear that another Iron Range highway must move to accommodate mining activity. It’s the 21st century but I can’t help wondering if war with the Spaniards won’t…
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COLUMN: Shocked, shocked to find oil in this establishment
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COLUMN: A furtive glance at an old metal friend
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, May 30, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A shorter version of this piece was broadcast on the recent episode of 91.7 KAXE‘s “Between You and Me.” A furtive glance at an old metal friendBy Aaron J. Brown Having grown up around truckers and mechanics I…
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COLUMN: Goin’ viral (a good thing, I think)
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A tenderfoot I remain
My column from last week about my failed experience as a Boy Scout and my snarky comments about the Boy Scouts’ new “video game” badge has drawn fire. Today a letter to the editor in the Hibbing Daily Tribune from a regional Scout leader criticized the piece. For one, the “badge” in question is not…
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COLUMN: Away without kids
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, May 16, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Away without kidsBy Aaron J. Brown My current stage in life, a father of three young boys, frightens those without children. This phase provides, after all, a lot of screaming and fluids coupled with a perpetual thundering sound…
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COLUMN: "Video killed the merit badge"
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COLUMN: "When junk becomes genetic’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, May 2, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired on last week’s episode of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. When junk becomes geneticBy Aaron J. Brown With spring safely here we can begin to consider procrastinating on the ritual…
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COLUMN: "A dry spring fires up conversation"
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COLUMN: "The unspoken deal in pet ownership"
