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You can never go home again
Offered without commentary: @minnesotabrown will be visiting Cherry tomorrow to talk politics and social media— Kristen Cooper (@cherrytech) January 29, 2013 @cherrytech Before return to alma mater, I demand amnesty on matters pertaining to the beaver cartoon published in the school paper in 1997.— Aaron Brown (@minnesotabrown) January 29, 2013 @minnesotabrown @cherryprincipal Mr. Carey will…
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North Dakota oil boom may soon reach Duluth port
If all goes to plan, oil tankers carrying Canadian and North Dakota crude oil could be shipping out of the Port of Duluth next year. Business North, WDIO and others have the story. Decades ago, oil had previously been shipped out of Duluth. Tankers run in other parts of the Great Lakes. This particular project…
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Rukavina to work for Nolan’s office
Old news to some, but former State Rep. Tom Rukavina (DFL-Pike Lake) will be taking a position in the office of U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan (D-MN8). According to this Duluth News Tribune story, the position’s details have yet to be worked out. It’s possible that it could be related to a constituent office on the…
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Mining jobs, jobs, jobs in the news, news, news
Mining careers continue to dominate discussions about northern Minnesota’s economic future. And it’s true; a number of jobs are coming down the pike. Those jobs were the subject of a career fair held last week at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm. Interviews were held on the spot and I don’t doubt some hires will…
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Thar she syncs: Accepting my e-fate
Here is my Sunday column for the Jan. 27, 2013 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. An audio version of this piece aired yesterday on Northern Community Radio’s “Between You and Me.” I offered some additional thoughts (and cool whale art) on Friday. Thar she syncs: Accepting my e-fateBy Aaron J. BrownBehold, me lads and…
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Trampled by Turtles $5 album downloads at Amazon
Hey howdy hey, northern Minnesota alt bluegrass sensation Trampled by Turtles has $5 album downloads at Amazon until next week. Shop and save! You bet I make money if you click on these links. If all goes to plan I’ll have a bill that folds when this is done. We’ll be in the crowd for…
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To the seas of the air; on pride, e-readers and ‘Moby Dick’
I got a Kindle Paperwhite for Christmas this year and was forced to confront a matter of pride. I had resisted jumping over to e-readers, despite their obvious popularity, instead remaining loyal the paper books I grew up with and love. If I was going to read an e-book for the first time, I wasn’t…
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Last laker of the season arrives in Port of Duluth
If the last two weeks of frigid cold in northern Minnesota wasn’t enough, we can now remark that *real* winter has arrived. The final laker of the season arrives in the Port of Duluth this morning. From the Duluth Seaway Port Authority: Duluth, Minn.,USA — The US-flag laker, John G. Munson, is currently sitting at…
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Fire on second floor of Sportsmen’s building in Hibbing
There is an active fire going on on the second floor of the Sportsmen’s Restaurant building in Hibbing. Other businesses are also in that building. UPDATE: Breaking News at Hibbing Daily Tribune site. Also, Duluth News Tribune. Related posts: No related posts.
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Looking inside the odd world of North Korea
Yesterday, Andrew Sullivan linked to this post by the daughter of a diplomat who was toured around inside North Korea recently. The post paints the picture of a frigid winter dictatorship with all sorts of eccentric, often frightening details about how people are raised to believe in the totalitarian state. Of particular note seems to…
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The crushing cost of college on today’s students
With yesterday’s budget announcement by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton we begin the months of haggling over the state’s budget for the next two years. Regardless of your opinion on the budget, one thing I have encountered in my return teaching this semester is the sheer weight of financial burden on my public community college students.…
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Inauguration stage graphic shows Minnesota stoicism
The New York Times has a fascinating graphic showing the stage during President Obama’s inauguration address yesterday. It’s a high resolution photograph taken during a completely random moment of Obama’s speech. Some people are paying close attention. Some are checking their phones. It’s clear the weather is only so-so. Some people are happy. Some are…
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President Obama writes to Ely; ice fishing invite stands
Yesterday, NBC’s Today Show aired a feature story on the Iron Range city of Ely. A local resident wrote a letter to President Obama asking for a letter to put in the town’s 50-year time capsule. After a while, with hope fading, a beautiful hand-written two page letter from the president himself arrived in the…
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Celebrating the meaning of ‘the mountaintop’ on the Range
This seems like the best way to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the Iron Range: The North East Area Labor Council will feature a showing of the 1993 documentary “At the River I Stand” on Monday, Jan. 21, 6 p.m., at the Iron Range Operating Engineers Local 49 Hall, 8381 Enterprise Rd, Mt.…
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Inauguration Day is (was) here!
UPDATE: President Obama’s Second Inaugural Address from earlier today. Today is Inauguration Day (Observed). At noon today President Obama will take the oath of office for his second term. It’s a formality. Inauguration Day is always Jan. 20, but when that date falls on a Sunday, like it did this year, the pomp and circumstance…