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Dylan changed the world; so can we
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, May 18, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. I archive my columns at my writing site. Dylan changed the world; so can we When I tell people I’m one of the co-chairs of Dylan Days I usually get a look. It’s a look that says, “You? You’re too young…
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True knowledge in the north woods
This is my weekly Hibbing Daily Tribune column for Sunday, May 11, 2008. I archive my columns at my writing site. True knowledge in the north woodsBy Aaron J. Brown The other day, my almost-three-year-old son Henry and I walked down to the lake to throw sticks, a favorite pastime of Henry’s and a ritual…
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Buck up, Dollar!
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, May 4, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. I archive past columns at my writing page. A shortened version of this piece also aired as a radio commentary on KAXE’s “Between You and Me” yesterday. Go to http://www.kaxe.org/ and click into the archives if you would like me from…
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Brown on the Air: "The Almighty Dollar"
My weekly essay for KAXE’s “Between You and Me with Heidi Holtan” will cover the value of a dollar as the show topic asks “What can you get for a buck?” My thoughts range from international currency to Zimbabwe to crappy stuff you can buy at the dollar store. Ideally, this will make more sense…
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Losing mind, one child at a time
This is my weekly Hibbing Daily Tribune column for Sunday, April 27, 2008. I archive my columns at my writing site. Losing mind, one child at a timeBy Aaron J. BrownSo we’ve got these babies all over the house. Two actually. Twins. And a toddler. All boys. And while that particular configuration is neither historically…
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48 hour media blitz
Within 48 hours, I’ll cover all major forms of media. Tonight at 6 and 10 I’ll be on Range 11’s TV newscast talking about Dylan Days (May 22-25 in Hibbing); tomorrow the radio commentary on KAXE, Sunday morning’s Hibbing Daily Tribune column and, of course, the omnipresent blog you see here. I’m riding the air.…
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Newseum shows that in journalism, puns reign supreme
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, April 20, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. I archive columns at my writing site. Newseum shows that in journalism, puns reign supremeBy Aaron J. Brown I love puns. If I were a football player, I’d be a pun-ter. I wake up each day to see the pun rise.…
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Brown on the Air: Eyesores
I have converted my column from last Sunday (“Blight Me: the Unique Aesthetics of the Iron Range“) into a radio essay for tomorrow’s “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. The weekly talk and music program is exploring the topic of northern Minnesota eyesores. You can call in to share your perspective or just take…
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Blight Me: the unique aesthetics of the Iron Range
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, April 13, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. I archive my columns at my writing homepage. Blight Me: the unique aesthetics of the Iron RangeBy Aaron J. BrownIt’s spring on the Iron Range. I know this because last week we had to hire a guy with a loader to…
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Pre-spring warm-up
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, April 6, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. Appropriately there is more than a half foot of wet, heavy snow on the ground in northern Minnesota this morning. Pre-spring warm-upBy Aaron J. Brown In northern Minnesota there’s a fifth season, one that doesn’t really have a name and that…
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Weathering the economic storm, Range style
Here is my weekly Hibbing Daily Tribune column for Sunday, March 30, 2008. I archive my columns at my writing homepage if you’re interested in reading more. Weathering the economic storm, Range styleBy Aaron J. Brown, for the Hibbing Daily Tribune So we’re in a recession, or a correction, or some other kind of “…tion”…
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Closing gender gap in Range leadership a worthy goal
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, March 23, 2008 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. My columns are archived at my writing page. Closing gender gap in Range leadership a worthy goalBy Aaron J. Brown Anyone familiar with the news these days knows that the issues of race and gender play a big…
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I am a cooking fraud (the column)
This is my weekly column for Sunday, March 16, 2008 published in the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I archive my columns at my writing page. I am a cooking fraud (and almost got away with it)By Aaron J. Brown If you missed it, I recently appeared on “WDSE Cooks” on Channel 8, northern Minnesota’s public television…
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Small germs, big impact
This is my weekly column for the March 9, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. I archive my columns at my writing homepage. Small germs, big impactBy Aaron J. Brown I could cite many credible news stories about the impact of the cold and flu this winter. I could quote a local doctor, read you a report…
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Smoky theatrics at Minnesota bars
This is my weekly Hibbing Daily Tribune column for March 2, 2008. My columns are archived at my homepage. Smoky theatrics at Minnesota barsBy Aaron J. BrownChange isn’t easy, especially when addictive drugs and thousands of billable lobbying hours are involved. That’s why last year’s “Freedom to Breathe Act” took so long to become law…