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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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The future of small town media in 1,000 words
A really interesting comment about local newspaper websites crossed the blog yesterday morning. As you may know, the ACM family of newspapers on the Iron Range now require readers to sign up for a free account to use its newspapers’ websites. A MinnesotaBrown blog reader responded to the change in this way: What the hell…
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Iron Range editor pens fascinating Obama speech analysis
Sen. Barack Obama’s speech on race, “A More Perfect Union,” was designed to open a national dialogue to chart a way past the racial bitterness of the past. It was also, from a practical standpoint, designed to put out the flames of controversy that had engulfed Obama’s campaign after inflammatory video of hateful comments by…
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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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Fire damages landmark Iron Range pizza joint
Perhaps not big news to everyone, but the original Sammy’s Pizza in Hibbing was damaged by fire yesterday. (Well, actually the original was in Keewatin before moving to a different location in Hibbing and then to this spot, but that’s just the sort of local local history tedium that you don’t need). The Hibbing Daily…
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The Iron Range’s global connection
Though not providing any new information, regional editor Charles Ramsey has an informative piece in today’s Mesabi Daily News explaining how the Iron Range is plugged into the global economy. A good refresher or backgrounder for those unfamiliar with Iron Range current events. PS: Perhaps you’ve noticed, but you need to create an account if…
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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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The arts, the Iron Range and the resulting dilemma for many young people
The Hibbing Daily Tribune, like many local papers, is running its “annual edition” this month. The edition spans four consecutive Sundays and includes large feature sections that, back in the day, were huge advertising revenue builders for the paper. They’re not as big as they used to be, but the paper still puts a lot…
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Small germs, big impact
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Brown on the Air: Germs
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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…
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Pardon me, my blog is showing
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How to date an Iron Ranger
This is my Hibbing Daily Tribune column for Sunday, Feb. 17. A version also ran as a radio essay on 91.7 KAXE Saturday, Feb. 16. We’ve passed Valentine’s Day, which means by now your mate has settled back into his or her comfortable ambivalence toward you and your relationship. Sorry about that. I’m sure the…
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Update: Nothing wrong here at the airport, say people who run the airport
An update on the Chisholm-Hibbing Airport controversy from earlier in the week. The Airport Commission has chosen to accept the check from former airport director Dave Danielson as a “resolution” to the matter. They then named the interim director to officially succeed Danielson despite his using the airport address as the address for his private…