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Brown on the Air: WINTER OLYMPICS!
The Winter Olympics are almost here and the Saturday morning talk/music show “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE will preview the events and explore the cultural phenomenon of the Olympics and winter sports this Saturday morning. My regular essay is a thinly-veiled construct designed solely to let me: 1) complain about NBC’s Olympic coverage…
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Northern Minnesota journalists to buy Business North
There’s a notable sale in northern Minnesota media. Founder and publisher Wayne Nelson is selling his monthly publication Business North to veteran newspaper journalists Beth Bily and Ron Brochu. According to Business North, Nelson will remain editor of the publication during the transition. Nelson built Business North into a respected and authoritative voice on business…
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35,000 feet and falling
Popular Mechanics gives us what we really need: a detailed set of instructions for how to survive a 35,000 foot fall from a recently exploded airplane. When I say “must read” I mean it this time. Related posts: No related posts.
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COLUMN: "When I Grow Up"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired on 91.7 KAXE’s “Between You and Me” earlier in January. When I grow upBy Aaron J. Brown The first time someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up,…
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Brown on the Air: BREAD!
This week on 91.7 KAXE‘s weekly “Between You and Me” program the topic trends toward carbs. The Saturday morning call-in/music show will explore bread: how to make it, what we like about it and what bread means. I’ll chime in with my usual contribution, in my case exploring the world of the second-day bread store.…
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COLUMN: "Pictures of a new world"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. UPDATE: Grammatical error fixed. Pictures of a new worldBy Aaron J. Brown This past Christmas Santa Claus gave our oldest son Henry a camera that takes real pictures. The “real pictures” were important because Henry, 4, and his…
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Brown on the Air: MLK, yesterday and today
This week edition of the Saturday morning call-in and radio program “Between You and Me” on KAXE explores the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King in northern Minnesota in these modern times. Each week the show reviews a new topic, highlighting the voices, attitudes and cultures of this unique region. Also, cool music and good…
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Marching band therapy for our times
OK Go – This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo. For most folks, the latest video from the band OK GO! for their latest song “This Too Shall Pass” is just plain fun. (These were the guys who did the “treadmill video” that was popular some time ago, having since established themselves the…
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Lessons from Mass.
As political junkies of all stripes coke out on analysis of today’s Massachusetts special election for the United States Senate, remember this. Some residents of major party bastions will vote for other parties when 1) there is a major national wave; others when 2) the dominant party nominates an idiot and/or terrible candidate; and 3)…
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Phantom Woodsy Lakesy Park (a Minnesota story)
If you missed it, the state and U.S. Steel have reached a potential deal for the mining/steel-making giant sell a large chunk of land on Lake Vermilion to become a new state park. The Iron Range-area park was a rather unexpected proposal from Gov. Tim Pawlenty two years ago that stalled when U.S. Steel got…
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Speculation of the House
Iron Range media outlets (in this case, the Mesabi Daily News by way of the Hibbing Daily Tribune) are reporting on the potential for DFL House Majority Leader Tony Sertich (DFL-Chisholm) to become Speaker of the House under a handful of scenarios in 2010. The reality of this scenario depends on two things: 1) the…
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Back for a quick hit of blog
I haven’t been posting much lately, but stay tuned today for a few items — mostly links with comments about Iron Range area doings in statewide context. A lot of change has hit the conventional wisdom of the governor’s race, which might generate some commentary. Items will start showing up over the next 24 hours.…
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The King Holiday in a new century
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. The King Holiday in a new centuryBy Aaron J. Brown How are race relations in your neighborhood? Yes, that’s still awkward, isn’t it? Just ask Harry Reid, who had some rough headlines last week after using some archaic…
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Brown on the Air: MINNESOTA ACCENTS!
Every once in a while I can sense when an episode of “Between You and Me,” the 91.7 KAXE Saturday morning call-in and music radio show juggernaut, will stick to the ribs. This Saturday’s show (10 a.m. to noon) should do just that as host Heidi Holtan leads a discussion about the unique words and…
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COLUMN: "Notes from the Freezer"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Notes from the freezerBy Aaron J. Brown Across the Upper Midwest, especially here in northern Minnesota, we settle in for the portion of winter no one sings songs about. Christmas is over. New Years has passed. We asked…