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E-book/Wrath of God update
I am proceeding with plans to publish my series of DFL governor candidate interviews into a revised and improved (and highly affordable) e-book. Ideally this book will become outrageously popular with the 1,000-plus DFL delegates, campaign staffs and journalists covering the race. At $2.95 a pop you can imagine how papa might yet get a…
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Brown on the Air: WHAT I’LL BE WHEN I GROW UP
What will you be when you grow up? That’s the question many of us weathered as we actually grew up but one that few of us ponder once we get there. This is the topic of this Saturday morning’s “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE and the subject of my weekly essay contribution. My…
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COLUMN: "World’s a ‘Twitter’ over year’s top words"
This is my column for the Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece also aired as my weekly contribution to “Between You and Me” yesterday on 91.7 KAXE. World’s a ‘Twitter’ over year’s top wordsBy Aaron J. Brown If you don’t know what Twitter is, how it…
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Brown on the Air: TOP WORDS
The Saturday morning KAXE call-in and music program “Between You and Me” will be exploring winter book recommendations this week. I’ll be joining the conversation with my regular contribution, this week recalling 2009’s top words according to the Global Language Monitor, an annual tradition of mine. This year’s top word is Twitter and I actually…
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Get your crawl on, Baby 2010
Happy New Year, everyone! Let’s all hope 2010 looks and feels a little better than 2009. In the past I’ve used this day to share my top posts for the previous year. This particular year I entered a blogging hiatus of sorts so the numbers are a little skewed. I can say that my gubernatorial…
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2009, there’s the door: Quick or we’ll call the cops
As we wrap up the last week of the year, MinnesotaBrown.com thanks those who’ve stuck with the blog despite the reduced posting schedule these last few months. I’m likely to increase the frequency in 2010 when I figure out how to balance my other professional writing projects. Meantime, it was quite a notable year for…
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COLUMN: ‘The future, thirty-style’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this aired in Saturday’s episode of “Between You and Me” on KAXE. This prediction column has become my annual tradition and I hope you like it. The future, thirty-styleBy Aaron J. Brown This is normally…
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Predict This!
Tune in this morning from 10 a.m. to noon for “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE (live streaming available) for a show about 2010 New Year predictions. My annual tradition of consulting the Oracle of the Sax-Zim bog continues. Related posts: No related posts.
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Merry Christmas from MinnesotaBrown
Another throwback column to celebrate Christmas. Thank you to all who read and support this blog and my other writings all year long. May you have a joyous new year! Santa’s Christmas punch listBy Aaron J. Brown Dear Mr. Claus, I am writing in regard to your recent Christmas delivery. People the world over enjoy…
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O, Christmas Threat
Merry Christmas Eve to all! In honor of the season, enjoy this reprint of my 2006 Christmas column about Santa Claus’s night flight. Let’s hope Santa has an easier time this year! O, Christmas Threat By Aaron J. Brown It’s Christmas Eve. My column is due and I am so hosed. I’ll just have to…
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Brown on the Air: 2010 PREDICTIONS!
With Christmas absorbing the end of the week, I’ll just throw this out there and hope everyone remembers. Make a note that 91.7 KAXE‘s Saturday morning call-in show “Between You and Me” will explore 2010 New Year predictions this week and I’ll be sharing my annual new year predictions via the Oracle of the Sax-Zim…
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Oh ya, we got that dark matter real good now
My apologies for failing to pass along this story. Scientists might be closer to understanding dark matter, the nature of the universe and the origins of the Big Bang thanks to results from experiments conducted at the bottom of one of the Iron Range’s oldest and deepest underground mines. A collaborative effort including physicists from…
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COLUMN: ‘Stockings, hung with care’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A shorter version of this pieced aired Saturday, Dec. 19 on KAXE’s “Between You and Me.” Merry Christmas! Stockings, hung with careBy Aaron J. Brown So here’s the premise. Some time ago it was expected that a proper…
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I spill, and pass the savings on to you
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Village Bookstore in Grand Rapids Saturday for the final book signing event for “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.” I’ll still be doing talks about the book and will be happy to sign your copy if you want, but I’m not going to do another formal…
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Last chance for signed ‘Overburden’ in 2009
Have you finished your Christmas shopping? I’ll be signing copies of my book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” at the Village Bookstore in the Central Square Mall in Grand Rapids on Saturday, Dec. 19 from noon to 2 p.m. The book makes a great gift for anyone interested in or befuddled by the…