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Now to matters of importance …
The Minnesota House of Representatives committees on K-12 finance and policy will be holding a session to discuss the state of education at 7 p.m. on Aug. 26 in the Nashwauk-Keewatin High School gym. This is an opportunity to show how the state’s 20-year shift away from Wendell Anderson’s “Minnesota Miracle” of equal opportunity for…
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Range lawmakers decry KSTP story
For your viewing pleasure, here is a sternly-worded letter sent by members of the Iron Range legislative delegation to KSTP and most Minnesota media outlets regarding KSTP’s hit job on Ironworld last week. This letter originated out of State Rep. and House Majority Leader Tony Sertich’s office, is signed by the entire Range delegation and…
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Filing tidbits
Some northern Minnesota filing news … In Duluth’s House District 7B, Brandon Clokey has finally filed, rounding out the DFL pool at five candidates: Roger Reinert, Marsh Stenersen, John Derbis, Daniel Maryland and Clokey. I would put Reinert at the head of this pack with Stenersen within striking distance and the others looking for a…
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Cummins endorsed as Oberstar’s GOP opponent
Pine County energy efficiency consultant Mike Cummins was endorsed by the 8th District Republican Party for his run against U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar (DFL-Chisholm). A source familiar with the proceedings inside the convention tells me the response from many rank-and-file 8th CD GOPers is underwhelming. A movement to draft a Republican mayor from the district’s…
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Cliffs now sole owner of Eveleth mine facility
Consolidation continues in Iron Range mine ownership. The Duluth News-Tribune reports that Cleveland Cliffs is now the sole owner of United Taconite near Eveleth (formerly EvTac). This is the iron mine and processing plant combo that reopened after a deal with the Chinese government a few years ago. Related posts: No related posts.
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Local media picks up on Ironworld/KSTP flap
The Mesabi Daily News, and sister publication Hibbing Daily Tribune, ran a story about KSTP’s Ironworld hit piece from last week. Across the Range, readers collectively ask: “What is KSTP?” Bill Hanna talked to the #2 in the KSTP newsroom, Iron Range Resources Commissioner Sandy Layman and others. Layman took former State Rep. and Taxpayer’s…
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‘One crisis begets another’
I mentioned the major power outage in Itasca County yesterday. In talking to a friend in the area afterward, we realized that we (and probably everyone else in the woods) eventually got bored in our 18th century conditions and drove 15-30 miles to town, collectively spending thousands of dollars on gas. As my friend put…
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Thanks, readers!
Thanks, readers, for making last week the best read week ever in the life of this relatively young blog. We are finally approaching the readership numbers of some of the oft-cited state blogs, but I like to think I’ve kept the Iron Range flavor that makes this place unique. Why such a good week? Well,…
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Post-outage links!
We just got out of another of our famous wind-induced power outages today in rural Itasca County. Itasca is a land of lakes and trees, two things that cause a lot of problems when the wind blows hard. So I’m back up and running … and by running I mean surfing the Internet. You know,…
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Who will win? Who will vote?
I’m easing myself into the practice of reducing the amount of political polling I report here. Other blogs report it at great length and have faster access to the original polling data than me. Also, I think that polling should be reported as intended by pollsters: as a simple snapshot of one moment in time…
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A little less hooey, a little more Huey: the column
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, July 13, 2008 Hibbing Daily Tribune. You’ll notice that it’s based on a post I made here two months ago, but includes new information and perspective. A little less hooey, a little more HueyBy Aaron J. Brown It may not seem popular to emulate the late Louisiana…
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Ventura to announce plans Monday
Jesse Ventura will announce his plans for the U.S. Senate race Monday night. It had appeared that the Ventura for Senate fever was dying down, but I doubt Jesse’s going to get all dressed up Monday night for nothing. Meantime, Good Morning America did a segment on Al Franken this morning that showed the whole…
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Moped Madness
Check out this online petri dish over at the Mesabi Daily News. Here’s the premise: A man injured his ankle in a moped accident in downtown Virginia, Minn. For some reason, this was reported as major news. The first commenter implied that the MDN was exhibiting some kind of anti-moped bias and within a half…
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Cummins announces run for Congress against Oberstar
Mike Cummins, a Pine City home efficiency developer, called me Friday night to confirm that he’ll be seeking the GOP endorsement for the Eighth Congressional District seat held by Jim Oberstar. Cummins was gone most of the week touring a solar array in Canada as part of his job in helping people make their homes…
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Grand Rapids L and M to move into old Wal-Mart
From the Grand Rapids Herald-Review: homegrown farm, fleet and hardware chain L&M to relocate into former Wal-Mart location on Pokegema Avenue. Related posts: No related posts.