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Iron Range Obama press conference called
The latest on the Obama/Iron Range front. I’ll be in Duluth for a prior commitment but anyone interested should check this out. Barack Obama’s Iron Range Leadership Committee Roll OutPress ConferenceSaturday, February 2NOONIronworld in ChisholmThe Rudy Perpich Room Featuring: Co-ChairsRep. Tony SertichRep. Tom Anzelc Related posts: No related posts.
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Tomorrow’s news today
Business North is reporting the item about Friday’s U.S. Steel announcement in Keewatin. Here’s what they say: It’s the worst-kept secret on the Iron Range: All indications point to a major expansion pending at Keewatin Taconite. Owner U.S. Steel wasn’t commenting publicly, but told Range legislators to expect a Feb. 1 announcement that is “positive.”…
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When the metal ones come for you
It was brought to my attention, correctly, that I’ve been sneaking far too many Obama posts into the mix here at MinnesotaBrown.com. It’s time to talk about something else. How about this? Death from above! The Register and other publications are writing about a U.S. spy satellite’s slow drop out of orbit. It now seems…
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The wild ride continues
We are one week out of Super Tuesday and I’m betting it will seem like a month. John Edwards is planning some kind of special poverty speech today that might be part of an exit strategy for him. Barack Obama is courting his endorsement, which would make life very interesting in the 22 states voting…
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Now pitching for the Twins, some dudes …
We Twins fans knew this would probably happen, but I can’t help but feel a little sad to see Johan Santana be traded to the Mets. I am glad, however, that he was traded to an N.L. team. This way he can’t kick our asses every other week in the American League and also we…
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Reminder: Obama meeting on Saturday
Reminder: The Iron Range Barack Obama organizational meeting is Saturday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. in the Bob Dylan conference room at the Hibbing Public Library. RSVP here or just show up. Related posts: No related posts.
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U.S. Steel to announce ‘good news’ on Feb. 1
U.S. Steel has set a press conference for Friday, Feb. 1, to announce “good news” about its Iron Range taconite operations, according to reports from the Hibbing Daily Tribune and Mesabi Daily News. The word is it’s an expansion and new jobs. Related posts: No related posts.
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Iron Range’s top reporter moves on
The Range’s best and most experienced mining/Range reporter is stepping down for an inside job. Lee Bloomquist, who I’ve known for years and respect greatly, is leaving the Duluth News-Tribune for a position with the Iron Range Resources agency as an information officer. He’s going to be a big help for the agency and the…
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Oh, what the heck, one more log on the fire
Excelsior Energy continues to get news coverage for their plan to add $20 million in environmental upgrades to their vast $2.3 billion proposed Iron Range coal-gas plant while paying for $500,000 worth of improvements to Taconite, Bovey and Coleraine’s wastewater plants. This unproven new company, using taxpayer grants and loans, is buying the support of…
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Al Franken nabs two big endorsements
Al Franken has received two big endorsements for his U.S. Senate campaign in advance of the Feb. 5 precinct caucuses, Education Minnesota (almost all of Minnesota’s K-12 and college teachers, including my local) and Operating Engineers, Local 49. It had seemed that labor was splitting between Franken and Ciresi. This changes the equation quite a…
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The 935 reasons we’re still in Iraq
Old news, but I’ve never seen the bogus run-up to the Iraq War quantified so specifically as in this AP report. I know Iraq policy is a touchy subject, but we’re starting to see how badly the situation was handled at the start. Study: Bush, other officials issued hundreds of false statements before Iraq invasionBy…
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Climate change and our forests
In this story, Minnesota Public Radio explores how climate change may affect the forests of northern Minnesota. This is a good read (or listen, if you are so inclined.) Hope you all like leafy trees. Related posts: No related posts.
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The progressive future … brought to you by coal?
Is anyone else somewhat unnerved by the fact that tonight’s CNN Democratic Presidential Debate is sponsored by the coal industry? I guess it means they think the Democrats will win, but it must also mean they think they can buy 50 more years of good coal prices even if they do. Related posts: No related…
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Somebody really hates bears
Do you remember the big controversy last month when the DNR announced it was going to shoot one-eared female bear named Solo and her two cubs because they were hibernating underneath a cabin near the Vermilion Range town of Tower? Right, well, after the media flurry the governor “pardoned” the bear, asking the DNR to…
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A cheap swipe by Range’s biggest paper
The attitude expressed in this Mesabi Daily News editorial shows much of what’s wrong with the political climate in my beloved Iron Range. Iron Range residents who realize we are in a battle for the very economic survival of the region don’t need to hear from elected officials that they need more details on several…