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Big picture ignored in nursing home issue
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 12 Hibbing Daily Tribune. I archive my columns at my writing site. Big picture ignored in nursing home issueBy Aaron J. Brown Like many of you, I learned about the impending closure of Hibbing’s Golden Crest nursing home on the front page of the Hibbing Daily…
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The season that shall not yet be named
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. This piece is based on an essay I read for KAXE’s “Between You and Me” a couple weeks ago. The season that shall not yet be namedBy Aaron J. Brown In the American folk song “Goodnight, Irene,” the narrator tells us…
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COLUMN: A bad idea that got way too big
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I archive my columns at my writing site. My book, “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range,” is beginning to be available in Iron Range and Duluth book stores and will be available on the big online stores…
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The stadium name game
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. I archive my columns at my writing page. The stadium name gameBy Aaron J. BrownBy now you’ve probably heard the name of the Minnesota Twins’ new baseball field slated to open for the 2010 season. The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, site…
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The Hay Days
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Sept. 14 Hibbing Daily Tribune. I archive my columns at my writing site and also write an original essay each week for KAXE, Northern Community Radio. Hay DaysBy Aaron J. Brown Hay! That’s what my wife and I say to each other when we pass hay bales…
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Take two on the questions column
My weekly column for Sunday’s Hibbing Daily Tribune is the one that was scheduled to run last week. It didn’t run, presumably because of a ninja attack or pirates. Read it here. It’s a piece about StoryCorps which is in Grand Rapids gathering interviews for the unique historical and cultural project involving NPR and the…
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Questions spawn stories; stories are life
UPDATE: Apparently some kind of error occurred at the paper and an older column of mine ran Sunday. This column will appear in the hard edition of the newspaper at some point in the future. UPDATE 2: This will run on Sunday, Sept. 7 in the paper. You got a scoop here on the blog.…
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Coupon quest
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. Coupon questBy Aaron J. Brown Economic woes introduce many people to the world of couponing. It’s not that our current economy is oppressively bad; no one is selling apples on street corners or loading family possessions into cars to go pick…
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On proper boat maintenance and our fathers’ mysteries
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. On proper boat maintenance and our fathers’ mysteriesBy Aaron J. Brown Today, I have a boat. Not a boat, but the boat. I would need to consult my notes, the dusty old owner’s manual and the title to tell you all…
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Same now as it ever was
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. Same now as it ever wasBy Aaron J. BrownMost people know the political tradition here on the Iron Range: Independent, but generally Democratic, and heavily influenced by the past and present labor movement. Sadly, it’s almost impossible to talk about politics…
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Modern life exposes soft underbelly of human nature
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Modern life exposes soft underbelly of human natureBy Aaron J. BrownFor all our bluster, we humans are really just soft, pink beings that consume more than we should and run much more slowly than other mammals our size.…
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Rummage sale memories
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 27, 2008 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Rummage sale memoriesBy Aaron J. Brown We joined in a rummage sale with some friends last week. We’ve learned some things about organizing rummage sales over the years. Be ready for early birds. The traffic drops off around…
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Textistential Crisis
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 20, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. Textistential CrisisBy Aaron J. Brown I’m slowly entering the age group that, upon hearing young people in public, wonders how the humans of the future will maintain electricity and running water. I’m not all the way there, yet, but drifting notably.…
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A little less hooey, a little more Huey: the column
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 13, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. You’ll notice that it’s based on a post I made here two months ago, but includes new information and perspective. A little less hooey, a little more HueyBy Aaron J. Brown It may not seem popular to emulate the late Louisiana…
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After the Fourth
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 6, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. After the FourthBy Aaron J. Brown Last I checked we still live in the United States. Don’t worry, I’m not about to ramble off on an anti-immigrant tirade or demand that the foreign language directions for my recent electronics purchase be…