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COLUMN: "World’s a ‘Twitter’ over year’s top words"
This is my column for the Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece also aired as my weekly contribution to “Between You and Me” yesterday on 91.7 KAXE. World’s a ‘Twitter’ over year’s top wordsBy Aaron J. Brown If you don’t know what Twitter is, how it…
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COLUMN: ‘The future, thirty-style’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this aired in Saturday’s episode of “Between You and Me” on KAXE. This prediction column has become my annual tradition and I hope you like it. The future, thirty-styleBy Aaron J. Brown This is normally…
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COLUMN: ‘Stockings, hung with care’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A shorter version of this pieced aired Saturday, Dec. 19 on KAXE’s “Between You and Me.” Merry Christmas! Stockings, hung with careBy Aaron J. Brown So here’s the premise. Some time ago it was expected that a proper…
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Iron Range agency extends funds for audit, limited operation at former Ironworld
The Mesabi Daily News is reporting (subscription link) that the Iron Range Resources Board has approved a $450,000 expenditure to the Minnesota Discovery Center, formerly Ironworld, “to pay some bills do an audit of the operation, heat the buildings, secure its historical documents and also to reopen the facility to those who want to use…
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COLUMN: ‘Problems of an iron world demand iron will’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Problems of an iron world demand iron willBy Aaron J. Brown Ironworld (by any other name) is, or was, the interpretive center designed for the sole purpose of telling the story of the Iron Range. In a fitting…
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COLUMN: "How rude our world really is"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired on a recent “How Rude”-themed episode of “Between You and Me” on KAXE. ‘How Rude’ our world really isBy Aaron J. Brown In the terrible, yet beloved 1990s TV show “Full House,”…
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COLUMN: "Jump back, recession; here comes Santa"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Jump back, recession; here comes SantaBy Aaron J. Brown There’s a moment after Thanksgiving dinner when the pants feel tighter, the couch calls like an upholstered siren, and you realize that this is your reality for the next…
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COLUMN: "To sleep, perchance to write"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. To sleep, perchance to writeBy Aaron J. Brown Dreams supposedly reflect your fears, inadequacies, hopes and desires. Lately I’ve been having writing dreams. Recently, I told everyone I know that I was stepping away from blogging to focus…
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COLUMN: "Notes from November"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. It represents the rare “notes” column on my part, in which I invoke the spirit of an elderly weekly newspaper editor to write about all sorts of things in seemingly random order. Notes from NovemberBy Aaron J. Brown…
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COLUMN: "Ask a Stag"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I performed a live dramatization of this script for the Nov. 7 edition of “Between You and Me” on KAXE, Northern Community Radio. Click over to that if you have the time. (You can find it in the…
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COLUMN: "A ‘vital’ life in the ‘zone of plenty’"
The following is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Fans of the blog might recognize part of this column that ran as a post last winter. Check it out to see an image of the Great Northern ad I talk about. A vital life in the…
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COLUMN: "Do It Yourself"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece was featured on yesterday’s episode of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE, which is taking part in its “Do It Yourself”-themed fall fundraiser. Join today! Do it yourselfBy Aaron J. Brown We…
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COLUMN: "Public speaking no ‘bear’"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece ran as part of the Oct. 10 edition of “Between You and Me” on KAXE. Public speaking is no ‘bear’By Aaron J. Brown As the old cliché goes people fear public speaking more…
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COLUMN: ‘The great, numbered days of the Dome’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune, posted in advance of today’s big Game 3 of the divisional series for the Twins. Go Twins! The great numbered days of the DomeBy Aaron J. Brown Today the Minnesota Twins take on the New York Yankees in…
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COLUMN: ‘Why dogs? Why snow dogs? Why not?’
Here is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I post this in advance of my Thursday night lecture at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm as part of the “Snow Dogs” exhibit and lecture series. Me, talking about snowmobiling? Yes. Don’t ask why (drink Bud Dry?).…