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John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon cancelled
The Duluth News Tribune is reporting that the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has cancelled its January 2014 race. In short, the Beargrease is out of money. Several races over the past few years have been cancelled or delayed due to lack of snow or wet conditions. This has sapped the organization’s reserves. So,…
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GUEST POST: Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad
I’m busy producing the Great Northern Radio Show today, but have planned a special treat for you. Clint Edwards is a guy I’ve gotten to know through our modern world’s crazy techo-magic. He’s a fantastic creative nonfiction writer who got his MFA at Minnesota State-Mankato. Lately, he’s been blogging about being a stay-at-home dad with…
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In which Rob Farnsworth challenges Dayton to debate
Hibbing special education teacher Rob Farnsworth, a Republican candidate for Minnesota governor, has challenged Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL) to a one-on-one debate. One criticism of Farnsworth is that he opted to run for governor before running for local or state office. Yeah, he’s not doing much here to instill confidence that he’s ready for prime…
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8 clues to Saturday’s Great Northern Radio Show
This Saturday I’ll be hosting my Great Northern Radio Show live from the Mayberry Auditorium at Crosby-Ironton High School in Crosby, Minnesota. The show will air live on Northern Community Radio from 5-7 p.m. You can tune in at 91.7 KAXE Grand Rapids/Iron Range, 90.5 KBXE Bagley/Bemidji, 89.9 Brainerd, 103.9 Ely, streaming at kaxe.org. We’ll…
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Nolan barely out-raising challenger in MN-8
From Brian Bakst, Minnesota AP correspondent: #mn08 fundraising scorecard: Dem @USRepRickNolan has $261K banked compared to $234K for @StewartMillsMN, but Mills outraised Nolan in 3Q — Brian Bakst (@Stowydad) October 16, 2013 In other words, U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan (D-MN-8) is running roughly even with his Republican challenger Stewart Mills in fundraising for the 2014…
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Great Northern Radio Show: The Company
This week I’m busy preparing the Great Northern Radio Show, which makes its Season 3 debut this Saturday, Oct. 19 at Crosby-Ironton High School in Crosby, Minnesota. Please, consider joining us for the live show in Crosby (seating before 4:30 p.m., free!) or tuning in on the radio or live online feed (5-7 p.m.). Throughout the week I’ll…
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PolyMet’s new ad seeks support amid controversy
PolyMet Mining is up with a new ad in the Duluth, Minnesota, TV market entitled “PolyMet, Yes.” It’s part of a larger public relations campaign. As you can see, Polymet’s new ad focuses on the products that would be made with the minerals PolyMet wants to mine. Structured around the word “Yes” the ad seeks…
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Great Northern Radio Show: Faith Boblett
This week I’m busy preparing the Great Northern Radio Show, which makes its Season 3 debut thisSaturday, Oct. 19 at Crosby-Ironton High School in Crosby, Minnesota. Please, consider joining us for the live show in Crosby (seating before 4:30 p.m., free!) or tuning in on the radio or live online feed (5-7 p.m.). Throughout the week I’ll tell…
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This is a bear playing tether ball
I’ve decided that I have two goals for the blog this week. The first goal is to make sure you know about the Great Northern Radio Show, this Saturday, Oct. 19, broadcasting live from Crosby-Ironton High School in Crosby, Minnesota. The second is to entertain you with posts about forest animals (here, here, and here).…
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DNR: Don’t feed the Park Point foxes
Fox 21 News reports that Minnesota DNR officials are warning residents of Park Point in Duluth not to feed the wild foxes that have taken up residence there. Not everyone likes the Park Point foxes. From the story: DNR wildlife managers are receiving increasing numbers of calls from area residents concerned about habituated foxes approaching people…
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Great Northern Radio Show: Aallotar
This week I’m busy preparing the Great Northern Radio Show, which makes its Season 3 debut this Saturday, Oct. 19 at Crosby-Ironton High School in Crosby, Minnesota. Please, consider joining us for the live show in Crosby (seating before 4:30 p.m., free!) or tuning in on the radio or live online feed (5-7 p.m.). Throughout…
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MNDOT phasing out deer crossing signs
The AP is reporting that the Minnesota Department of Transportation is phasing out deer crossing signs and signs that say “Slow, Children at Play.” Research shows that no one pays attention to these signs and that they give people a false sense of security. Speaking as someone who lives in the woods where there are…
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Federal government shutdown bears down
As the federal government shutdown wore on this past week the effects were felt everywhere. Nowhere was this more true than in our national parks, where the shutdown turned away visitors and left the animals therein to fend for themselves. This is their story. FOX ANNOUNCER: Thank you for watching ACTUAL FOX News continuing coverage…
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Bob Dylan rock opera set to drop this month
As a longtime coordinator and media representative for Dylan Days, the annual arts and music event in Bob Dylan’s Iron Range hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota, I’m used to receiving oddities in the mail. For instance, there was this notice about a new rock opera album being released featuring Bob Dylan music. The band, Diva De…
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Stewart Mills officially announces MN-8 candidacy
Republican scion of the Mills Fleet Farm business family Stewart Mills III announced his candidacy to challenge U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan (D-MN8) in 2014. He had been exploring a candidacy for several months with all signs pointing toward a run for office. Yesterday he made it official at events in Cloquet and Rush City. The…