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Iron Range mining commentary in the works
The nonferrous mining debate in northern Minnesota continues its holding pattern around the flaming, riot-scarred airport of Progress. I’ve written a two-part Iron Range mining commentary series for the Hibbing Daily Tribune, the first of which ran today. I have decided that instead of running the two-part series here on the blog, I’ll release an…
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On wormholes and fantasy football
In the movie “Napoleon Dynamite,” caretaker Uncle Rico can’t escape past mistakes. “If I had a time machine,” he said, “you’d better believe things would be different.” He was referring to a football game in which he didn’t even play, but also life. So, too, go the folk mantras of many among us this week…
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Summer ends with turtle-racing flourish
Summer lives, of course. It’s still kind of nice outside. The leaves are still kind of green. The calendar places the start of fall in September, but we all know that’s junk. Tomorrow I’ll pilot the car early in the morning to teach a college class for something called “Fall Semester” and how can you argue…
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‘Northern Train’ features strong lineup of original musicians
The Third Annual Northern Train Music Festival is slated for Sunday, Aug. 11 at the Mont du Lac Ski and Recreation Area outside Superior, Wisconsin. In addition to a cool train logo (I’m a sucker for train logos) the event features some of the region’s best original musicians, including several who have appeared on the…
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This controversy is getting unBEARable
This is German bear propaganda. Source During the last Great Northern Radio Show we did a sketch that John Ramos wrote about bears. Specifically it was about a bear who, realizing that there was a web cam in her den, started hosting a television program. It was a parody, of course, of the famous live…
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Unique story of underground mine radio show in Iowa
Photo / Martin Marietta Materials A longtime reader from Iowa, Fred Borgen, shared this story of a radio broadcast from an underground mine located under, of all places, the cornfields of his home state. I hadn’t heard about any mines in Iowa until this, and now I’m deeply upset that I haven’t done a radio…
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Catch me (but mostly music) at Miss. River Fest
This weekend Northern Community Radio is hosting its 9th annual Mississippi River Festival at the Rotary Tent near its studios next to Johnny Cash’s “Big River” in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. They’ll be broadcasting the event on their airwaves as well, but nothing beats seeing the music live with the Mississippi River flowing behind the performers.…
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Catch the Grand Rapids ‘Great Northern’ podcast
The last Great Northern Radio Show broadcast live from the Reif Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on June 29. And at last, we’ve got the podcast ready for you. Great Northern Radio Show — Saturday, June 29, 2013 — Grand Rapids, MN (PC: right click and “Save Link As” MAC: Ctrl-click and “Save Link As”…
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Great Northern Radio Show on the air 5 p.m. Saturday
This is it! The biggest show in the history of my Great Northern Radio Show is on the air Saturday night at 5 p.m. We’re in rehearsals this afternoon and tomorrow before tomorrow night’s big show. “Big” is such a relative term, and we’ve had some fun with this. By big, I mean that we…
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Great Northern Radio Show: In Theory and more
This week I’ll be talking up the featured guests for Saturday’s Great Northern Radio Show, broadcasting live from the Reif Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. MinnesotaBrown readers can still get free tickets by calling 218-327-5780 (seating at 4:30, live on Northern Community Radio at 5). Today, we meet the new Minnesota band In Theory and…
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Great Northern Radio Show: Roe Family Singers
This week I’ll be talking up the featured guests for Saturday’s Great Northern Radio Show, broadcasting live from the Reif Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. MinnesotaBrown readers can still get free tickets by calling 218-327-5780 (seating at 4:30, live on Northern Community Radio at 5). The Roe Family Singers. Today we meet the Roe Family…
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Great Northern Radio Show: Actual Wolf
This week I’ll be talking up the featured guests for Saturday’s Great Northern Radio Show, broadcasting live from the Reif Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. MinnesotaBrown readers can still get free tickets by calling 218-327-5780 (seating at 4:30, live on Northern Community Radio at 5). Today, it’s Actual Wolf. A lot of people ask if…
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Great Northern Radio Show nabs local headlines
The Great Northern Radio Show, seen from above during our winter show in Bigfork. The Great Northern Radio Show is coming soon, with our biggest show ever this Saturday, June 29 at the Reif Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. We’ll be live on Northern Community Radio from 5-7, with free tickets available to our live…
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Great Northern Radio Show to rebroadcast Bagley show Saturday night
As we prepare for the June 29 Great Northern Radio Show at the Reif Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, you can hear our most recent show this weekend. From 9-11 p.m. Saturday, Northern Community Radio will rebroadcast our March 2013 program, which aired live from the Bagley High School auditorium. If you’ve missed it, this…
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Paul Bunyan slasher pic on national TV tonight
Sharpen your eyes, America. It’s time to see what’s in plaid sight. “Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan” airs TONIGHT on SyFy at 8 p.m. CST. Check your local cable or satellite listings. “Axe Giant” is the oddly enjoyable B-movie I’ve been advocating for no compensation, purely of my own volition. It chops down…