This is my Sunday column for the Feb. 3, 2013 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Below the jump you can learn more about plans to mine minerals from asteroids. The iron ore space race By Aaron J. Brown Looking down from space through the night sky you see the bright lights of our modern… Read More →
Thar she syncs: Accepting my e-fate
January 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
Here is my Sunday column for the Jan. 27, 2013 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. An audio version of this piece aired yesterday on Northern Community Radio’s “Between You and Me.” I offered some additional thoughts (and cool whale art) on Friday. Thar she syncs: Accepting my e-fateBy Aaron J. BrownBehold, me lads and… Read More →
COLUMN: The broadband crossroads
January 20, 2013 by 2 Comments
This is my Sunday column for the Jan. 20, 2013 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. The broadband crossroadsBy Aaron J. Brown Last week I chatted with my cousin and his new wife. They were in Philadelphia; we spoke through an internet video phone connection at my grandparents’ home in Keewatin, Minnesota. While my cousin… Read More →
COLUMN: The least stressed among us
January 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This is my Sunday column for the Jan. 13, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. The least stressed among usBy Aaron J. Brown A while back I talked about holiday stress affecting American workers. Now that the holidays are over and a new year upon us, we enter a cold reality: we decked the… Read More →
COLUMN: The Oracle is keen on 2013
January 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This is my Sunday column for the Jan. 6, 2013 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. The predictions column is part of an old New Year’s tradition of mine, which also includes my annual “top words” column and “top posts” item. The Oracle is keen on 2013By Aaron J. Brown My hands burn on the… Read More →
COLUMN: Apocalypse Then: Meet the top words of 2012
December 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is my Sunday column for the Dec. 30, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. The complete list of top words from the Global Language Monitor may be found here. Apocalypse Then: Meet the top words of 2012By Aaron J. Brown Some say 2012 has been a rough year, but consider this. I used… Read More →
COLUMN: So this is Christmas
December 23, 2012 by 1 Comment
This is my Sunday column for the Dec. 23, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Merry Christmas and/or Happy New Year to all! So this is ChristmasBy Aaron J. Brown You know that Christmas can be all kinds of trouble when you get an e-mail from the Human Resources department at work telling you… Read More →
COLUMN: The gift of skills
December 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is my Sunday column for the Dec. 16, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired Dec. 8 on Northern Community Radio’s “Between You and Me.” The gift of skills By Aaron J. Brown Life in northern Minnesota isn’t easy. You have to identify trees, drive through snow and… Read More →
Horrific crash near my home under investigation
December 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The investigation is ongoing, but this old garage near my home was incinerated in the vehicular incident reported here by the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I wrote about the garage before the election. It is entirely gone now. According to people around the township it was a terrible scene. Prayers to the family of the person… Read More →
COLUMN: Hay! What? Hay bales (that’s the joke)
December 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is my Sunday column for the Dec. 9, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I previewed this column earlier in the week, complete with the 1998 Cherry High School class picture, in which my class posed in a hay field with hay bales. Also, I am wearing white pants. Hay! What? Hay bales!… Read More →
