120 very important years
Today I attended Pam Brunfelt's Minnesota Humanities Center lecture on the significance of the Iron Range in American history at Valentini's in Chisholm.
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Is this prudent policy on prurient pay-per-view? P'shaw!
Here's something interesting. Commissioners in Winona County in southeastern Minnesota have voted 4-0 to ban county employees from staying in hotels that OFFER pay-per-view porn movies.
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Mini retreat boasts bold agenda
Sometimes I have to post a local link just for the headline: "Chaos is the focus of Women's Mini Retreat" (Hibbing Daily Tribune).So much material here.
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Empire past
David Schneider writes at 3quarksdaily about how maps don't mean what they used to. That's a very simplistic way of describing a strong, creative piece exploring a changing world.
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Happy Labor Day from the Iron Range
From the Iron Range, one of the ancestral lands of the American labor movement, Happy Labor Day! The workers of the world may not yet have united, but we do spend a lot of time on Facebook.
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COLUMN: The white pine falls
This is my weekly column for the Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. You'll notice that it is based, in part, on a post I wrote here last week.The white pine fallsBy Aaron J.
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Brown on the Air: WORST JOBS
My weekly contribution to 91.7 KAXE's Saturday morning program "Between You and Me" joins the rotating topic of "worst job you've ever had." This is, loosely speaking, a tribute to Labor Day, but admittedly a bit of a sacrilegious one.
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For Range broadband, entrepreneurs may hold the key
In rural Texas a 24-year-old entrepreneur has figured out a way to expand broadband internet access to residents who aren't along the cable routes of big providers while making money in the process.
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Art in the Park closes tonight in Chisholm
Tonight the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm closes its "Art in the Park" concert series at the amphitheater. Admission is free with live local music, food, beverage and fun for all.
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Look inside the Mesabi machine
Hello, traveler. You've located a blog about the Iron Range in northern Minnesota. Stay! Stay!Peek inside the machinery. See the wonderful gears turn like fingers of the gods.
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Thursday News Gathering
Upcoming at LLTC:The 2010 Bike-Walk-Run and Health Fair will be held at Cass Lake-Bena High School on Saturday, September 11, from 9-11 a.m.All LLTC students and employees are welcome to Monday Drum and Potluck, held every Monday during the semester at 12:00 p.m. ...
Fishing Report
September 8, 2010Hope everyone had a safe and happy Labor Day weekend. Fall is in the air and the water temps are going down. I would guess water temps should be in the mid 60's by next week. ...
Wednesday News Gathering
Leech Lake Tribal College's #7 ranking on Washington Monthly Magazine's 50 Best Community Colleges in the United States is noted in this feature on Minnesota colleges on the list: http://finance-commerce.com/2010/09/point-of-pride-for-minnesota/All are invited to the 2010 Bike-Walk-Run and mini-health-fair happening this Saturday, September 11, from 9-11 a.m.
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Fishing Report
August 31,2010Because of all the windy days we have been having, there hasn't been a whole lot of fishermen out and about. The fish are there, but the winds have been making it really difficult to get out to that favorite spot.Winnie will be busy with a pro tournament Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. ...
welcome to my new blog site
Boozhoo, (hello) My name is Robert (robbie) Budreau Sr., i’m from the Leech Lake Reservation in nothern Minnesota. I live in Cass Lake,Mn.. I would l ...
