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Scenes from the commute
For the last few weeks of fantastic weather here in northern Minnesota I’ve been meaning to take my camera to catch a particular shot of an old tractor that I see on my 30 minute commute into the big city of Hibbing. The sun rises right behind the ancient machine as it rusts away in…
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COLUMN: "Hunting for Other"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this ran as my essay on a recent episode of “Between You and Me” on KAXE. Hunting for ‘Other’By Aaron J. Brown In my family the word “hunting” means something very specific: hunting deer with…
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Range unemployment falls with state trend
Iron Range unemployment is down by about 1-2 percent. Related posts: No related posts.
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Rural northern school district faces extinction if bond fails
I’ll break radio silence again to share this press release from the St. Louis County School District from last week. It illustrates the plight of many rural Iron Range school districts, in this case one that has already consolidated many times over. The St. Louis County school system is just one of the many districts…
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Brown on the Air: HUNTING!
The Saturday morning radio call-in and music sensation “Between You and Me” takes to 91.7 KAXE this week with the topic of hunting. Not just any hunting, but the vast array of small game and miscellaneous hunting seasons that begin this weekend. Scott Hall guest hosts the show from 10 a.m. to noon. My regular…
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Brown on the Air: RANGE NEWS 9/17/09
Though blogging has been slow lately (I have two big writing projects in the works) I have made some comments on recent good news in the Iron Range mining economy and will be sharing more of that analysis on the radio tomorrow. You can hear me on the KAXE Morning Show with Scott Hall at…
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KeeTac is back
Here’s good news from the Iron Range. U.S. Steel’s Keewatin Taconite will resume production after nearly a year of an indefinite shutdown. Of northern Minnesota’s six taconite mining operations, KeeTac was the one that worried many insiders. Now five of six plants will be operating nearly at capacity within a few weeks. Hibbing Taconite is…
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COLUMN: "The toys indicator"
This is my column for the Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. The toys indicatorBy Aaron J. Brown So some of the mines, not all of the mines (including none of the mines closest to Hibbing) are back to work here on northern Minnesota’s Iron Range. We are supposed to feel…
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Brown on the Air: CHICKENS!
This week’s topic on “Between You and Me” is chickens. I join the fray and tell a tragic story about a misguided rooster that will leave you yukking because chickens are hilarious even when terrible things happen to them. All that and more on Saturday morning’s edition of “Between You and Me,” the unique call-in…
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COLUMN: ‘Pull the wagon forever’
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Sept. 6 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Pull the wagon foreverBy Aaron J. Brown When orbiting the moon, I’m told, one must mind the dark side. On the dark side of the moon there is no light, no radio contact with earth and a conceptual progressive…
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Brown on the Air: MEMORIZED POETRY
My contribution to this week’s edition of 91.7 KAXE‘s “Between You and Me” program this Saturday morning joins the show’s topic of “Memorized Poetry.” The theme sounds vague, but you’ll get it when you hear it. We all had to memorize things when we were growing up. Some of us might still remember the tidbits…
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COLUMN: "The Beatles behind us"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece ran Aug. 29 on KAXE’s “Between You and Me.” The Beatles behind usBy Aaron J. Brown On Sept. 9, 2009, the complete audio catalogue of The Beatles will be re-released with digitally re-mastered…
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Brown on the Air: THE BEATLES!
My regular contribution to 91.7 KAXE‘s Saturday morning program “Between You and Me” will join in this week’s topic of The Beatles. Fab Four fans Maggie Montgomery and Jennifer Poenix will be guest hosting the program while host/producer Heidi Holtan continues to hunt bears in the final frontier. My piece talks about the Beatles, sure,…
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COLUMN: ‘Remember the good new days’
This was my weekly column for the Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. You might also hear a version of this piece on a future edition of KAXE’s “Between You and Me.” Remember the good new daysBy Aaron J. Brown I’m still not old, but “young” is now a highly contextual…
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A quick post before the leaves turn colors
It’s been about a month of reduced blogging here at MinnesotaBrown and I thought I’d give you a little update. First of all, yes, I will be bringing comments back when I resume daily blogging but I’ve temporarily closed comments until I have the time to deal with them. If you have a comment please…