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COLUMN: "Ask a Stag"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I performed a live dramatization of this script for the Nov. 7 edition of “Between You and Me” on KAXE, Northern Community Radio. Click over to that if you have the time. (You can find it in the…
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Brown on the Air: ALL THINGS NOVEMBER
This week my contribution to the Saturday morning radio juggernaut “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE is a true experiment. Some of you, probably not many, might remember my portrayal last winter of Bambi’s dad — the Great Prince of the Forest — the mysterious stag who raised young Bambi after his mom was…
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COLUMN: "A ‘vital’ life in the ‘zone of plenty’"
The following is my weekly column for the Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Fans of the blog might recognize part of this column that ran as a post last winter. Check it out to see an image of the Great Northern ad I talk about. A vital life in the…
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Brown on the Air: HALLOWEEN COSTUMES!
My weekly contribution to the Saturday morning KAXE call-in and music program “Between You and Me” joins the show’s topic of “Costumes,” in honor of Halloween. I’ll be exploring the strange world of children’s costumes. “Between You and Me” airs from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday. The program features the voices of northern Minnesotans…
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COLUMN: "Do It Yourself"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece was featured on yesterday’s episode of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE, which is taking part in its “Do It Yourself”-themed fall fundraiser. Join today! Do it yourselfBy Aaron J. Brown We…
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Brown on the Air: DO IT YOURSELF!
Tune in Saturday morning at 10 for KAXE‘s weekly call-in and music program “Between You and Me,” to which I contribute yet another timely and deficit neutral essay. This independent public radio station kicks off its annual fall fundraiser this weekend and the themes of the fundraiser, this show and my essay are all “Do…
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WDIO: KeeTac restart delayed
WDIO is reporting about a potential setback in the economic recovery on the Iron Range. Steelworkers suspect that the scheduled October restart of the idled U.S. Steel Keewatin Taconite plant will be postponed. It’s not known how long the delay will last, but maintenance workers are apparently winterizing the equipment. That’s not good. Unemployment continues…
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Steve Kelley: the MinnesotaBrown interview
Today we explore the Minnesota gubernatorial candidacy of Steve Kelley. My candidate series is now nearing completion. Previous posts have included (chronologically) Tom Bakk, Paul Thissen, Mark Dayton, Matt Entenza, John Marty, Susan Gaertner, Tom Rukavina and Margaret Anderson Kelliher. With St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman’s departure as an exploratory candidate, the last candidate in…
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COLUMN: "Public speaking no ‘bear’"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece ran as part of the Oct. 10 edition of “Between You and Me” on KAXE. Public speaking is no ‘bear’By Aaron J. Brown As the old cliché goes people fear public speaking more…
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Brown on the Air: LAUNDRY!
Tune in to KAXE‘s “Between You and Me” this Saturday morning for a conversation about laundry, specifically stories of amusing and/or outrageous laundry shenanigans. My regular contribution will be a childhood story about a wringer remixed into a postmodern parable, as is my wont these days. Also with humor and whatnot. The show airs from…
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‘Ho, Ho, Ho’ does it feeeel?
The reviews are mixed for Bob Dylan’s new Christmas album. This is the least surprising news I’ve ever heard. Regardless of your opinion, Dylan Days 2010 in Bob’s hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota, will be held well after Christmas, May 27-30. Related posts: No related posts.
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Owner of Iron Range papers faces default
Offered without commentary because of its potential significance to local media: “Superior Publishing owner faces technical default” (Business North, Oct. 13, 2009) In another sign of distress in region’s newspaper industry, the owner of 11 dailies and weeklies in Northeastern Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin confirmed it expects to be in technical default on loan covenants…
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Sertich the next Speaker?
With two Iron Rangers vying for governor it should be noted that the Ranger most likely to ascend to high office next year is State Rep. Tony Sertich (DFL-Chisholm). According to Zack at the well-regarded liberal blog MNPublius Sertich is the leading candidate to succeed Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher. Kelliher is also…
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COLUMN: ‘The great, numbered days of the Dome’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune, posted in advance of today’s big Game 3 of the divisional series for the Twins. Go Twins! The great numbered days of the DomeBy Aaron J. Brown Today the Minnesota Twins take on the New York Yankees in…
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Entenza wins Itasca County straw poll
I haven’t been blogging regularly because of a variety of writing projects. Otherwise I would have told you about last night’s DFL Expo in Grand Rapids which featured yet another forum for DFL candidates for governor. Though not all candidates were in attendance, seven of them did make the trek to Itasca Community College. I…