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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…
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Brown on the Air: PUBLIC SPEAKING!
My day job collides with my fancy-free writin’ and commentatin’ Saturday morning on KAXE‘s “Between You and Me,” a call-in and music program that highlights the people of northern Minnesota. I teach communication at Hibbing Community College and public speaking is the topic of this week’s radio show, hosted by producer Heidi Holtan and featuring…
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Chisholm tonight!
Just a reminder: I’ll be speaking at 6 tonight at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm with a humorous look at how snowmobiles, hunting and other northern mainstays play a part in Iron Range culture. The lecture is part of “Snow Dogs: Snowmobiling in Minnesota.” Thursday night is free admission night at the center, formerly…
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6, not 7
I was circulating some bad info on my Thursday night talk at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm. The event will begin at 6 p.m. If you show up at 7 all you’ll see is the spent torches from the angry mob. Related posts: No related posts.
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Tell your economic story
Minnesota Public Radio is looking for stories of how the economy is affecting you. They are particularly interested in finding stories from the Iron Range and St. Louis County, the state’s leading county in unemployment. Related posts: No related posts.
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Who let the Snow Dogs out?
I’ll be giving a public lecture at the Minnesota Discovery Center (Ironworld) at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8 in the auditorium. Thursday nights are “free nights” at the center, so you can see the permanent exhibit along with the current special exhibit “Snow Dogs: Snowmobiling in Minnesota.” You might ask why I’m hooked up…
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High speed in the sticks
A quick link today. This Sharon Schmickle story on MinnPost highlights what will be the untold central battle in northern Minnesota economic development: high speed internet. Private or public or both? To do nothing is a major mistake, as I have previously opined. A network of high speed internet access in rural Minnesota isn’t for…
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COLUMN: ‘Why dogs? Why snow dogs? Why not?’
Here is my weekly column for the Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I post this in advance of my Thursday night lecture at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm as part of the “Snow Dogs” exhibit and lecture series. Me, talking about snowmobiling? Yes. Don’t ask why (drink Bud Dry?).…
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Brown on the Air: TOWN TALK!
Tune in Saturday morning for my weekly contribution to 91.7 KAXE‘s call in and music program “Between You and Me.” This week’s topic is “Your Town.” What makes your town special, different or important? What are the sights of your town (or city, or township, or unorganized land mass) that you would show visitors? I…
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Kelley interview rescheduled
My interview with Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Steve Kelley had to be rescheduled last Friday. I’ll post more this week when I have a new date and time. It shouldn’t take long. Related posts: No related posts.
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COLUMN: ‘The talk of any town’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. The talk of any townBy Aaron J. Brown The best part about being from somewhere is knowing the story of that place. I still can’t understand the transient nature of my generation, the random iPod shuffle between Atlanta,…
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Brown on the Air: DOLLS!
My regular contribution to 91.7 KAXE‘s Saturday morning call-in/music show “Between You and Me” joins this week’s rather unusual topic: dolls. What’s the father of three truck-loving young boys got to say about dolls? Well, I have enough to say. Enough to fill, say, an allotted amount of time on the radio. And besides, the…