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Jobs, jobs, jobs at the mall, mall, mall
A major job fair will be held at the Thunderbird Mall in Virginia, Minnesota, today. Representatives from several companies hiring on the Iron Range will be on hand to take resumes and applications. Tell your kid. Tell your cousin. Tell your buddy. Related posts: No related posts.
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Riding the Iron Range’s urban rail service of yore
Many are surprised to learn that the Iron Range of Northern Minnesota once boasted an interurban rail service called the Mesaba Railway. Hourly trains between Hibbing and Gilbert served the St. Louis County side of the Mesabi Iron Range, a row of towns that follow a rich iron formation that gives the region its name.…
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Wisconsin Range viewpoints run thicker than cheese
The debate over potential iron mining in Wisconsin has turned the gaze of many a Wisconsin media outlet upon my native Minnesota Iron Range, where iron mining has gone on for more than a century. Some paint us as a picturesque paradise poised for economic strength, some call us a charming region of boom and…
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Following the papal trail
This is my weekly column for the Saturday, March 16, 2013 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I’m told it’s running a day early this week so the paper can fit the rest of it’s annual edition material into the Sunday edition. So, happy Saturday! Following the papal trailBy Aaron J. Brown First, congratulations to…
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Comet Theater in Cook launches existential Kickstarter
The small towns of the Iron Range once each had their own small movie theaters. There were several theaters in the bigger towns like Hibbing. Up in Cook right now, they’ve got longest continuous single-screen theater in Minnesota, open since 1939. But the Comet Theater is in danger, as this film shows: They need digital…
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Another chance to hear Great Northern Radio Show
The Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank were among the highlights,performing from their new album “Number One Contender.” Last Saturday night, my Great Northern Radio Show broadcast live from Bagley High School on Northern Community Radio. The Great Northern will be rebroadcast this Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to noon on 91.7 KAXE (Grand Rapids/Iron Range),…
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The Ides of March: culture on the Iron Range
The Death of Caesar, by Jean-Léon Gérôme Friday is the Ides of March, the famous day in which Roman Emperor Julius Caesar took a little walk down to the forum in 44 B.C. and was stabbed 23 times by 60 prominent conspirators. The term comes from a warning he received on the street, “Beware the…
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Poll shows rising opposition to new mines
A poll paid for by the Minnesota Environmental Partnership shows flagging support for copper-nickel mining in northern Minnesota. For the first time in almost five years of polling, more Minnesotans say they oppose such new mining than support it. The question asked: As you may know, new mines are being proposed near the Boundary Waters…
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Radinovich named to famed ‘Range Delegation’
State. Rep. Joe Radinovich (DFL-Crosby) has been officially granted membership in the Iron Range Delegation of state lawmakers. Here he is with Reps. Jason Metsa (DFL-Virginia) and Carly Melin (DFL-Hibbing). Radinovich is already on the record making elementary teachers swoon. Though in recent decades membership has been limited to representatives and senators with active mining…
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The Beargrease is on, as are memories of Skeezer
The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is underway along Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior this week. Making its first start in two years on Sunday, the race is expected to wrap up tomorrow, March 13. Last year’s race was cancelled because of poor snow conditions. You can follow results and see footage here. Watching…
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Nolan argues for Range taconite mines at EPA
For all the kerfuffle during the 2012 U.S. Congress election in northern Minnesota’s Eighth District, it appears that the “I’m more for mining” argument really was just posturing. As one would expect of the member of Congress from the Iron Range, newly -elected U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan (D-MN8) is arguing for Iron Range taconite mines…
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Sled by example
This is my Sunday column for the March 10, 2013 Hibbing Daily Tribune. Fitting that a sledding column would follow last week’s lamentation of the Minnesota spring. We’re still winter-bound. Sled by exampleBy Aaron J. Brown Old Hollywood movies provide show us how far we’ve come. In classic films of the early 20th Century, people…
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Great Northern Radio Show airs live in Bagley at 5
Today is the big day! The Great Northern Radio Show broadcasts live from Bagley, Minnesota tonight from 5-7 p.m. on Northern Community Radio. You can listen at 91.7 KAXE (Grand Rapids/Iron Range/Aitkin), 90.5 KBXE (Bemidji/Bagley/Walker), and translators 89.9 (Brainerd/Baxter) and 103.9 (Ely). We’re streaming live all over the world at www.kaxe.org. We still have some…
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Bagley Bound for the Great Northern Radio Show
Bagley, MN. Photo taken approx. 1902-1905 (Clearwater Co. Historical Society) I’m in Bagley today preparing for our next live broadcast of the Great Northern Radio Show, Saturday night at 5 from the Bagley High School auditorium stage. I’ve been hyping our great lineup all week, including the Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, Mary Bue, Sonny…
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Twin Cities, Duluth rank high among college towns
The American Institute of Economic Research places two Minnesota metro areas high on a list of best college towns. Minneapolis-St. Paul is ranked sixth among major metro areas. Duluth is ranked 14th on the small metro list, just behind Honolulu. While #6 and #14 might not be enough for a medal, it’s fun to see…