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Rock out, Friday night history style, as my ‘Overburden’ road show forges ahead
I’ll be giving the keynote speech at the Virginia (Minn.) Historical Society Dinner this Friday. The social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with the dinner and my whatsit to follow. Unfortunately, I didn’t get this up in time for anyone to RSVP for the dinner but you can check out the events page at the…
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‘All-night rave’ for change
An unusual headline: “Duluth police called to fundraiser for City Council candidate” (Duluth News Tribune). My favorite parts? The fundraiser essentially was an all-night rave held at Thrillz in Canal Park from 10 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday. Shortly after the show started, Nagorski said police were called about 10:45 by the nearby Suites…
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Another leadership opportunity for northern Minnesota women
The Iron Range Go Run conference training women for political leadership was last weekend. Another opportunity for women interested in regional leadership is coming up. The Rural Women’s Leadership Project (RWLP) Invites local women in the Grand Rapids area to an evening of engaging discussion & social networking! Please join us at The MacRostie Art…
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Weathered Iron Ranger tops British charts
Bob Dylan’s new release “Together Through Life” has topped the UK charts. This is Dylan’s seventh British #1 but the first in 39 years, breaking a record for the longest gap between #1 records. Dylan Days in Bob’s hometown of Hibbing, Minn., are May 21-24. This is a grassroots celebration of music, literature and art…
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Where’s my money?
So I guess this is what the Duluth News Tribune does when someone owes them money. Beats a bat to the knee, I guess. Related posts: No related posts.
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Matt Entenza: The MinnesotaBrown interview
Last week my series of interviews with 2010 candidates for Minnesota Governor continued as I met with former State Rep. and progressive policy advocate Matt Entenza. Previous interviews have included Mark Dayton, Paul Thissen and Tom Bakk. I hope to eventually speak with all or most candidates, depending on scheduling availability. I spoke to Entenza…
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Brown on the Air: Monday 5/4 Range Report
I’ll be on the Monday KAXE Morning Show around 7:20 a.m. talking about a variety of Iron Range topics including the effects of local taconite mine layoffs, how population loss is this area’s biggest problem and a review of my recent gubernatorial interviews. My interview with Matt Entenza will be posted early Monday. You can…
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Range paper: Dicklich represents ‘good ol’ boys’ pick for energy board
Hibbing Daily Tribune publisher Wanda Moeller unleashed a sharp editorial today criticizing the Laurentian Energy Authority for appointing former State Sen. and longtime lobbyist Ron Dicklich to the LEA board. The LEA is the group responsible for Hibbing and Virginia’s shared biomass project which has been beset by engineering problems and cost overruns. It’s worth…
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A dark stage no more
This is my weekly column for today’s Hibbing Daily Tribune. I’m posting early because of the timely nature of the topic. A dark stage no moreBy Aaron J. Brown The history of the Iron Range has been shaped by people, geography and geology. To the outside world, we’re known for the iron beneath our ground.…
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Dylan Days names creative writing contest winners
As some of you know, one of my side projects is co-organizing Dylan Days in Hibbing, Minnesota and coordinating the Dylan Days Creative Writing Contest. Well, for those interested we just announced our 2009 contest winners. This is one of the most geographically diverse pool of winners we’ve ever seen. What’s interesting is that we…
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Entenza interview coming Monday
My interview with Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Matt Entenza and corresponding analysis will be up Monday morning. It’s done but Friday afternoons are generally reserved for layoff announcements so I’ll post it Monday to catch the heavier traffic. Related posts: No related posts.
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Brown on the Air: BEER!
The topic for Saturday morning’s edition of “Between You and Me” is beer. What more needs to be said? I will be defending cheap, accessible beer sold in 30 packs against an army of microbrew radicals. If I don’t make it, pour a can of Busch Light on my grave every year. And no, you…
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Watch for smoke monsters
Read more about the new underground physics lab near the Iron Range. Between this place and the existing lab in the Soudan underground mine this scientific project is just vaguely starting to remind me of the Darma Initiative from “Lost.” I guess that makes me a “hostile.” Or an “other?” Where’s John Locke when you…
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In defense of the pit
Mesabi Misadventures shares the most poetic defense of mining you’ll read today. Related posts: No related posts.
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Hibbing backs out of long planned Range sewer project
Last night the Hibbing City Council opted out of the Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District, leaving Chisholm, Buhl and other nearby townships on their own for a new sewer plant. Read the entire account from the Hibbing Daily Tribune. This project has been in the works a long time and I don’t quite know…