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COLUMN: I was a sacrifice-only, middle relief bullpen right fielder
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired in an episode of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE earlier this month. I was a sacrifice-only, middle relief bullpen right fielderBy Aaron J. Brown As the Major League Baseball season…
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COLUMN: Enjoy a delicious ‘Somewhat Pleased Meal’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Enjoy a delicious ‘Somewhat Pleased Meal’By Aaron J. Brown After last week’s diatribe about body mass problems it shouldn’t surprise you that my family goes to McDonald’s sometimes. The fast food giant has been in the news recently…
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COLUMN: Body of work best displayed with shirt
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COLUMN: The things that make us human
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 31, 2011 Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired Saturday on 91.7 KAXE‘s “Between You and Me.” The things that make us humanBy Aaron J. Brown We know that fire needs fuel, oxygen and heat to burn. A swap meet, combining elements from rummage…
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COLUMN: History echoes through our modern democracy
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COLUMN: Bad ‘economojo’ plagues Range, and beyond
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 17, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Bad ‘economojo’ plagues Range, and beyondBy Aaron J. Brown These are unsettling economic times for American small towns, particularly the mining towns and surrounding region here on northern Minnesota’s Iron Range. It’s not that the Range economy is…
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COLUMN: Animated children’s programming, a dissertation
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 10, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Animated children’s programming, a dissertationBy Aaron J. Brown Some among you don’t have children. Some among you have older children you raised some decades ago. Some among you have children, but don’t watch much television because you are…
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COLUMN: Everyone loves a parade
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 3, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Happy Fourth of July! I’ll be taking a break for a couple days to spend time with family. Everyone loves a paradeBy Aaron J. Brown This weekend brings many ways to celebrate American independence and the founding of…
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COLUMN: Range towns should look inward for future possibilities
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, June 26, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Range towns should look inward for future possibilitiesBy Aaron J. Brown I’ve learned that a sound, compact wooden railroad design will yield many fun adventures for my boys. A poor design will collapse easily, requiring numerous repairs and…
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COLUMN: The meaning of lunch in the North Star State
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COLUMN: Drive youth home, not away
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COLUMN: Don’t retread on me
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, June 5, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Don’t retread on meBy Aaron J. Brown The entertainment writers call this the summer of the sequel. In a May 15 Newsweek column, film critic Roger Ebert describes a popcorn movie season of unoriginality and safe choices for…
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COLUMN: A nine-letter word for mortality
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, May 29, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A nine-letter word for mortalityBy Aaron J. Brown I see these books lined up next to my grandpa’s chair, dog-eared and inherently factual. They are his crossword puzzle dictionaries. Various wings of the extended family conspired over the…
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COLUMN: Bob Dylan at 70
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COLUMN: To fly a kite among the tamaracks
