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COLUMN: Iron Range 1969
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 25, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Thanks to Bill Lah for connecting me with the report mentioned in this column. Iron Range 1969By Aaron J. Brown (Chorus) Back in Summer of ’69 Man we were killin’ time.We were young and restless.We needed to unwind.I…
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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
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, June 20, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune, referencing my visit to Chicago detailed earlier in the week. Know your placeBy Aaron J. Brown I don’t travel much. When you live in the place you want to live and do what you want to do, you…
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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
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, June 6, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Shocked, shocked to find oil in this establishmentBy Aaron J. Brown I’m supposed to have a very strong opinion about all this BP offshore oil spill down South. That’s what the TV tells me. I guess I do.…
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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)
This is my column for the Sunday, May 23, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Goin’ viral (a good thing, I think)By Aaron J. Brown By now, if you are at all inclined to care, you’ve seen the “Come Home Bob” campaign sponsored by the Iron Range Convention and Tourism Board. The gist is…
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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"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, May 9, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Video killed the merit badgeBy Aaron J. Brown By now you may have heard that the Boy Scouts of America plan to offer a merit badge for playing video games. This is the precise kind of story that…
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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"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, April 25, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A dry spring fires up conversationBy Aaron J. Brown The big red plane lumbered across the sky like a heavy hawk over Lake Boony, the small but serviceable loch set amid the pines down the path from our…
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COLUMN: "The unspoken deal in pet ownership"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, April 18, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired on the April 17 episode of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. The unspoken deal in pet ownershipBy Aaron J. Brown “Sammy needs a cheeseburger.” And I don’t mean just a…