-
Ship it, ship it good
Business North’s Ron Brochu explores a study showing the economic impact of Great Lakes shipping, which is strongly influenced by the Port of Duluth and northern Minnesota iron mining. Maritime commerce on the Great Lakes Seaway system created nearly a quarter million jobs last year and salaries of $14.1 billion, according to a report released…
-
COLUMN: A dirty job done well
This is my Sunday column for the Oct. 23, 2011 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. This is expanded from a broadcast piece I wrote for KAXE last year. A dirty job done wellBy Aaron J. Brown We are a nation of workers, productive workers, innovative workers who can complete almost any task while maintaining…
-
Keep northern Minnesota radio lively & local
Today is the final day of the KAXE-Northern Community Radio fall fundraiser. KAXE is an independent public radio station that pays its own way for a programming mix that includes a little bit of NPR news and a lot of locally-produced, locally-generated content and music. This year KAXE and I produced the Great Northern Radio…
-
Anzelc’s IRRRB daylight idea fails, for now
The news roundup from yesterday’s IRRRB meeting includes some valuable observations. The Duluth News Tribune‘s Peter Passi reports separately on the cuts to the mining production tax rebate program, with money diverted to public works projects. Passi also reported on Rep. Tom Anzelc’s motion for IRRRB support of legislation he’s drafting to repeal a 2008…
-
Local food showcase slated Nov. 1 in Grand Rapids
One of the trends you’ve seen build in recent years is the idea of local food production and consumption, an idea centered around sustainable life. Here in northern Minnesota that used to be called “surviving the winter” and nearly everyone did it. The practice fell out of favor with the advent of the Twinkie, only…
-
Range board trims mine tax rebate, rebuffs transparency plea
I’ve gleaned two bits of news from today’s Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board meeting. First, the iron mining production tax refund (money paid back to mines after taxes for capital projects) was cut in half amid the record mining profits of the last year. The money kept will be dedicated to public works projects…
-
10,000 Lakes, 10,000 Logos
Now this is neat. Nicole Meyer, a graphic designer in Minneapolis, has begun creating original logos for each of Minnesota’s famed 10,000 lakes (actually there are 11,842), something she’s calling “Branding 10,000 Lakes.” She estimates this will take 27 years. These are wonderful pieces of art. Lake Vermilion: Check out all the subtle angles in…
-
The wolves of October
It was sleeting as Henry and I went out to the bus stop this morning. We were chatting over the sounds of our shoes rousing the gravel. The driveway is north and where we live there’s nothing north for miles and miles. Then we stopped walking. A pack of wolves was howling, a desperate, pained…
-
Great Northern Radio Show off to successful start
Thanks to everyone who made the Great Northern Radio Show a big success on Saturday night. We broadcast live from the HCC Theater on 91.7 FM KAXE. The show now enters its second life in rebroadcasts and a podcast. The first rebroadcast of the Great Northern Radio Show on 91.7 KAXE will be Thursday from…
-
Forum, straw poll in Hibbing could shape MN-8 race
This past Saturday in Hibbing, Minn., as I was hosting a little radio show on one side of Highway 169 the 8th District DFL was holding a central committee meeting, fundraising dinner and the first scheduled Congressional Candidate forum across the street at the Park Hotel. Four candidates are vying for the DFL nomination to…
-
COLUMN: Detroit state of mind
This is my Sunday column for the Oct. 16, 2011 Hibbing Daily Tribune. I wrote it before the Tigers lost to the Texas Rangers yesterday, but what can you do? Detroit state of mindBy Aaron J. Brown With the dismal conclusion to the Minnesota Twins baseball season, coupled with the dismal beginning of the Minnesota…
-
Great Northern Radio Show is live at 5 on 91.7 FM, KAXE.org
The Great Northern Radio Show debuts at 5 p.m. today on 91.7 KAXE in northern Minnesota, streaming live all over the world at www.kaxe.org. If you wish to attend our live show at the HCC Theater please arrive by 4:30 for free seating. Though there is no cost, we ask that if you are able…
-
T-1 Day to Great Northern Radio Show: Bringin’ it All Back Home
Each day this week I’ve been sharing a story about the Great Northern Radio Show, an original live radio variety show debuting 5-7 p.m. Saturday on 91.7 KAXE from the stage of the Hibbing Community College Theater. You can follow the show on Facebook or find out more at KAXE.org. Today we are one day…
-
T-2 Days to Great Northern Radio Show: The Players
Each day this week I’ll be sharing a story about the Great Northern Radio Show, an original live radio variety show debuting 5-7 p.m. Saturday on 91.7 KAXE from the stage of the Hibbing Community College Theater. You can follow the show on Facebook or find out more at KAXE.org. Today I’d like to introduce…
-
T-3 Days to Great Northern Radio Show: De Elliot Bros.
Each day this week I’ll be sharing a story about the Great Northern Radio Show, an original live radio variety show debuting 5-7 p.m. Saturday on 91.7 KAXE from the stage of the HCC Theater in Hibbing. You can follow the show on Facebook or find out more at KAXE.org. Today I’m highlighting one of…