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Trampled by Turtles gets Squid Billies treatment
Duluth, Minnesota’s Trampled by Turtles adds to its stellar breakout year another … achievement? Yes, I think so. They are on the Cartoon Network Adult Swim program “Squid Billies.” I do not believe you need to watch Squid Billies to understand what is going on here. This is a wholly formed concept. Related posts: No…
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World music instrument-plosion to occur in northern MN
The folk/world band Four Schillings Short will be performing in Grand Rapids and Nevis this week. When was the last time you heard a Sitar & a Krumhorn in the same concert or Renaissance dance tunes played on Medieval Psaltery or Recorders and Banjo mixed with music from Scotland? For the musically curious a Four…
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FInal MN-8 DFL debate in Brainerd sets stage for Aug. 14 primary
The Uptake covered the debate last night in Brainerd between Jeff Anderson, Tarryl Clark and Rick Nolan. This was likely the last debate before next week’s DFL primary in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District and one of the best chances for undecided voters to see fresh video on the three candidates next to each other. Watch…
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Duluth News Tribune endorses Anderson in MN-8
Today the Duluth News Tribune endorsed Jeff Anderson in the MN-8 DFL primary. I’ve added this to this morning’s lengthy post about the beginning of the final week of campaigning before next Tuesday’s primary election. While his nationally known opponents have been raking in cash and collecting endorsements from all over, Duluth’s Jeff Anderson has…
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NY Times profiles politics in the ‘State of Superior’
The New York Times profiles two congressional seats, Minnesota’s Eighth District and Wisconsin’s Seventh, to highlight the impact and implications of GOP wins in the historically DFL region of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN8) and Sean Duffy (R-WI7) rode the Tea Party wave in 2010 to unlikely victories and now attempt…
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Final week of MN-8 DFL primary brings the paper chase
So we’re about a week away from the MN-8 DFL primary, which I’m contractually obligated to refer to as “hotly contested.” Is it hotly contested? Hard to tell, what with all this liquid hot magma pouring over the northern Minnesota landscape. Oh woe, why must so much of our land be highly flammable! I jest.…
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COLUMN: When the world is in your living room
This is my Sunday column for the Aug. 5, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired yesterday on “Between You and Me” for KAXE/KBXE Northern Community Radio. When the world is in your living roomBy Aaron J. Brown I always get excited for the Olympics and it’s certainly not…
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MN-8 DFLers to debate in Brainerd Monday night
Readers in the Brainerd area can catch another MN-8 DFL debate Monday night at 7 at Central Lakes College. This might be the last one before the Aug. 14 DFL primary. Rick Nolan, Tarryl Clark and Jeff Anderson are competing for the nomination to challenge freshman incumbent U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN8). Related posts: No…
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Dylan’s long journey still echoes home
As a regular reader of the AV Club (a pop culture offshoot of The Onion), it was a treat to come across a story about Bob Dylan’s connection to Hibbing. Writer Sean O’Neal interviews my friend Linda Stroback Hocking of Zimmy’s and tours the town. He comes to a conclusion that seems about right to…
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Closing TV ad salvo begins in MN-8 DFL primary
The closing ads are rolling out in the hotly contested MN-8 DFL primary campaign. Endorsed candidate Rick Nolan put out his campaign’s first ad this week, following one put out by the DFL on his behalf. Nolan’s ad is a distillation of a fiery speech Nolan gave to the State DFL Convention last spring. It…
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Federal government cuts off Excelsior Energy
The beleaguered Excelsior Energy Mesaba Energy Project took another blow recently, as the federal government announced it is ending financial support for the proposal. The Duluth News Tribune‘s Peter Passi has the story. This leaves the 11-year-old start-up company with the money it has collected so far, almost entirely from local, state or federal sources,…
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Candidates to debate in race to succeed Rukavina
Candidates for the State House seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Tom Rukavina (DFL-Pike Township) will debate Aug. 7 in Virginia, Minnesota. All three DFLers, including Lorrie Janatopoulos, Jason Metsa and Dave Meyer, and both GOPers, including Jesse Colangelo and Dan Darbo, will participate in the debate. This will probably be the last and best…
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Duluth is back; see for yourself
The city of Duluth and the surrounding area was hit hard by last month’s historic flooding and then again when FEMA announced last week it would not provide disaster relief for individuals affected by the storm. But day-to-day life has largely returned to normal in the city, which is why Duluth has invested heavily in…
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COLUMN: Death and taxes can’t be stopped; unfairness can
This is my Sunday column for the July 29, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Death and taxes can’t be stopped; unfairness canBy Aaron J. Brown As the old saying goes, the only sure thing in life is death and taxes. But how you die and how you’re taxed is not inevitable. People’s choices…
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Clinton endorses Clark in MN-8; candidates debate in Grand Rapids
Interesting. Former President Bill Clinton just endorsed Tarryl Clark in the MN-8 DFL primary. Clark announced the Clinton endorsement in the form of a fundraising e-mail. Not sure what a personal endorsement does in this race. Rick Nolan has former Rep. Jim Oberstar, for instance. And Jeff Anderson has Northland native and comedian Maria Bamford,…