"Come Home Bob" gets attention
Iron Range Tourism's "Come Home Bob" campaign to bring Bob Dylan back to his home region is getting attention. The video, which includes a bulbous, strange-looking version of yours truly, is spanning the internet. ...
Come Home, Bob!
You might know that in addition to writing, teaching and whatever it is you want to call doing this blog I am one of the organizers of Dylan Days in Hibbing, Minnesota. ...
Tour the Scenic Range, explore the issues of our times
Last week I began an exciting new endeavor that marries this fancy, 21st century blog with a small town weekly newspaper. (Or, as the kids say, we're going to hook up somewhat regularly for the foreseeable future).
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Wanted: Young People
The following is part of my news analysis series for the Thursday, March 11, 2010 edition of the Scenic Range News Forum of Itasca County, Minn.:For the Iron Range, demographic change is the challengeBy Aaron J.
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COLUMN: "Where ignorance comes natural"
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, March 14, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune.Where ignorance comes naturalBy Aaron J. BrownWhen the seasons change, skilled naturalists “strut their stuff,” a phrase often associated with certain mating rituals that nature experts customarily abandon when they finally identify all varieties of North American pine.
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March Goodness Fundraiser for Iron Range Veterans Memorial
March Goodness Fundraiser for Iron Range Veterans Memorial Public announcement. During March (starting on March 15-March 29, the local Iron Range Veterans Memorial has been selected to participate in an opportunity for online donations. ...
What teachers do in Bemidji on Sunday
My book "Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range" has been out for 18 months (gack, the time!) but I've yet to do an author event west of Grand Rapids.
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Duluth, MN, pwns Topeka, KS
For years I've been pushing high speed internet and 21st century e-commuters as perhaps the most important way to diversify the natural resource-based economy of northern Minnesota. ... More from MinnesotaBrown
DNR news release for February 4, 2010
DNR NEWS – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 4, 2010 Media contacts: Colleen Coyne, DNR communications director, 651-259-5023; Patricia Arndt, Parks and Trails Division planning and public affairs manager, 651-259-5578. ...
DNR news release: Itasca State Park’s youth deer hunt gets kids outdoors
DNR NEWS – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 21, 2009Media contacts: Colleen Coyne, DNR communications director,651-259-5023; Patricia Arndt, Minnesota State Parks planning and publicaffairs manager, 651-259-5578.Itasca State Park's youth deer hunt gets kids outdoorsItasca State Park hosted its first firearms youth deer hunt earlierthis fall. ...
Ironworld: Identity crisis is at the root of what went wrong (Business World)
The abrupt Nov. 20 closure of the Minnesota Discovery Center, formerly Ironworld, is raising ire across the Iron Range, along with major speculation ab ...
Iron Range Resources moves to secure Minnesota Discovery Center assets
Iron Range Resources acted today to secure the physical and historical assets at Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm. Earlier this week, the Ironworld Development Corporation (IDC) announced it would temporarily close the center effective at 5 pm Friday, Nov. ...
A woman's perspective on the PolyMet draft environmental impact statement (Minn
I've spent my life on the Iron Range, caught in its mix of ethnic cultures, blue-collar hard-working ethics, and rural small-town living. The summer after I retired from teaching, I attended the scoping hearing for PolyMet, Inc., a proposed Canadian copper nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes. ...
Range Possible Location for Movie (MPR)
The Upper Minnesota Film Office is working to convince a production company to film the movie "The Convincer" in northeastern Minneso ...
DNR state park news releases - October 9, 2009
DNR NEWS - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 9, 2009Media contacts: Colleen Coyne, DNR communications director,651-259-5023; Patricia Arndt, Minnesota State Parks planning and publicaffairs manager, 651-259-5578.Fall Festival set for Lake Carlos State Park on Oct. ...
Bovey Coleraine Youth Center Fund Raiser
Mark your calendars for Satuday, Sept 5, 8 am to 1 pm, the Bovey Coleraine Youth Center will be having a rummage sale fund raiser at the youth center. There are lots of back to school clothing, and tons of miscellaneous. ...
DNR NEWS -- Sweet Adelines perform Sept. 6, Red River SRA
LOCALDNR NEWS – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 31, 2009Media contacts: Colleen Coyne, DNR communications director,651-259-5023; Patricia Arndt, Minnesota State Parks planning and publicaffairs manager, 651-259-5578.Sweet Adelines to perform Sept. ...
Pipeline Series: OIL SPILLS SMEAR PIPELINE COMPANIES’ REPUTATIONS
By Mary Lou AurellThere are more pipelines crossing Minnesota than there are roads. They not only move crude oil, but may also carry liquid gas, other grades of oil, gasoline, and diesel or jet fuel.
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Confessions of a Tree Hugger
by Barry BabcockI am lucky – I own and live on eighty acres of forested land with a diverse plant community. Living amidst these trees, shrubs, and herbs and forbs has given me a different perspective.Living with and amongst trees makes me believe that they are undeniably the most important component in our lives; materially, economically, and spiritually.
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DNR news release - August 3, 2009
DNR NEWS – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2009Media contacts: Colleen Coyne, DNR communications director,651-259-5023; Patricia Arndt, Minnesota State Parks planning and publicaffairs manager, 651-259-5578.Restored gristmill and steam engine ready for Grinding Days at Old MillState Park on Aug. ...
