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I should "Friend" this guy
Here’s an entertaining column from Newsweek by Steve Tuttle. (“You Can’t Friend Me, I Quit“) I’ve been trying to cut back my Facebook time. I’m having a very similar experience to Mr. Tuttle. (h/t Northern Cheapskate) Related posts: No related posts.
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A Prairie Home Companion in Duluth last night
Here’s a Christa Lawler Duluth News Tribune review of Garrison Keillor’s stand with “A Prairie Home Companion” at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center last night. Related posts: No related posts.
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Belated congratulations to Bob McDonald for his 900th win
One of the great institutions of the Iron Range, Chisholm High School boys basketball coach Bob McDonald, secured his 900th win Tuesday night over my wife’s alma mater of Nashwauk-Keewatin. McDonald has more wins than any other coach in Minnesota history. Related posts: No related posts.
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Big trucks, small trucks
According to this Gita Sitaramiah story in today’s Pioneer Press, Ford dealers are seeing an increase in demand for larger trucks like the F-150 and less demand for the smaller and more fuel efficient Ford Ranger (made in Minnesota). Those following this know that the Ford Ranger was going to be discontinued, but made a…
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Range wars press on
Here’s an interesting snippet from today’s Mesabi Daily News:Star Tribune column raises ire of ‘Range’ resident Strib sports writer Patrick Reusse said something that implied Rangers were dumb. I suppose I should tell him to go to hell, or something, but it’s just not worth the effort right now. Meh. Related posts: No related posts.
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‘Winter Wonderland’ inspires my obscure New Yorker-style cartoon
There are many things I wish I could do that I just can’t. First is to be able to sing. I can’t. Second is to be able to dance. I can’t do that either. Finally, I wish I could draw. As my students at the community college would tell you, my diagrams and illustrations on…
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Willie: the fourth wiseman
I don’t feel quite right posting this on Christmas Eve or Christmas, so here it is today. From Stephen Colbert’s Christmas special, Willie Nelson, the fourth wiseman: Related posts: No related posts.
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Wind Woes
The Mesabi Daily News reported Sunday that Minnesota Power has idled 10 massive wind turbines at its “Taconite Ridge” facility by MinnTac in Mountain Iron. The shutdown may last until February. There is a problem with the blades that the manufacturer is repairing under warranty. This goes to show you that any new technology is…
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Opportunites to use word "enema" in economic headline so few; thus, I leap
Here is a widely circulated op/ed from Iron Range/Duluth entrepreneur Jeno Paulucci, whose family’s tiny former Hibbing grocery store I once lived across from. This piece ran in Duluth and across the Iron Range this week. Paulucci says the economy needs “an enema.” And suddenly, he has our attention. His idea: as in the depression,…
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I’m holding up a piece of paper that says ‘UNION’
Kudos to Kim Johnson and the WDIO production team that worked on this series about the past, present and future of the labor movement in northern Minnesota. This is some of the best issue-related reporting I’ve seen on local TV in quite a while. Related posts: No related posts.
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Obama win may mean faster rural internet… in the future
Sure, Democrats have lots to be happy about with Barack Obama’s win, but this item from “Wired” shows that the biggest benefit might come for everyone in the form of improved and expanded Internet access in rural areas and among economically strapped populations. For the first time in several decades the FCC may not be…
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Fur stank
Remember how I hit a deer a couple weeks ago, sending it under the car and ripping everything to pieces? Right, well, I’ve got the car back from the shop now and every time the engine gets warm it smells like fur. I expect this will last the winter. I talked to a guy I…
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New potential for rural high speed internet
I got a call this week from Christopher Mitchell, the Director of the Telecommunications as Commons Initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Mitchell is working hard to generate support for so-called “white spaces” regulations that allow abandoned parts of the broadcast spectrum to be used for new high speed wireless internet technology. Expanding the…
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Joe the Plumber is the most important person ever
Joe the Plumber is the only undecided voter left in the country. Joe the Plumber clearly has some thinking to do. Joe the Plumber has no last name. Joe the Plumber is the light, forever and ever. All hail Joe the Plumber. John McCain just staked the rest of his campaign and the future of…