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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…
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Brown on the Air: STOCKINGS!
This week’s edition of the 91.7 KAXE call-in and music program “Between You and Me” will explore the holiday topic of Christmas stockings. What’s your family tradition regarding stockings? If you don’t have one, what do you think about this whole thing? I did some research and, boy howdy, Wikipedia can lead you to some…
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The DFL 10: a MinnesotaBrown analysis
This week I finished my series of interview posts for the 2010 Minnesota DFL gubernatorial candidate field. For posterity, here are the links and dates of the posts: State Sen. Tom Bakk (June 13, 2008)State Rep. Paul Thissen (Nov. 17, 2008)Former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton (April 24, 2009)Former State Rep. Matt Entenza (May 4, 2009)State…
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Iron Range research library to remain closed after all
Business North is reporting that Iron Range Resources will not follow through on the board recommendation to temporarily fund the Iron Range Research Library at the Minnesota Discovery Center (formerly Ironworld) over the winter. It will fund the winterization, audit and planning costs for the Ironworld Development Corporation to reorganize. So, the research library remains…
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R.T. Rybak: the MinnesotaBrown interview
Today my series of posts profiling the 2010 Minnesota DFL governor candidates ends with Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. Stay tuned for more news after the post. The interview First, the facts: This interview took place at Zimmy’s Bar and Restaurant in Hibbing on Dec. 9, 2009. It was very cold outside. R.T. Rybak is running…