Minnesotabrown - minnesotabrown.com - Minnesota Brown
General Information:
Latest News:
MinnesotaBrown on the move 24 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Flickr Creative Commons license, RBerteig It's been quiet on the blog the last couple days for two reasons. One, the semester is about to start and I'm prepping classes for Monday. Two, perhaps more ...
Hibbing special education teacher jumps into MN governor race 22 Aug 2013 | 01:08 am
Another northern Minnesota Republican has jumped into a statewide race. After yesterday's announcement that St. Louis Co. Commissioner Chris Dahlberg was jumping into the U.S. Senate race, today Hibbi...
Rethinking laws of attraction on the Iron Range 21 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Friend of the blog Aaron Klemz has a commentary recently on the site "Be Pollen" combining the theories of Richard Florida's Creative Class and the nonferrous mining debate in northern Minnesota. Kle...
Dahlberg to seek GOP nod for Senate 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
St. Louis County Commissioner Chris Dahlberg of Duluth made a surprise announcement yesterday, throwing his hat in the ring for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate. He becomes the fourth Republican to ...
This is a photograph of local police chasing a bear 21 Aug 2013 | 01:53 am
Shannon Leigh Sweeney Shannon Leigh Sweeney took this photo of an area law enforcement official chasing a black bear cub on Willow Lane in Grand Rapids, Minnesota this morning. She posted it to the G...
Cornish pasty finds buttery love at French food expo 20 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
The Daily Mail in the UK reports that the Cornish pasty, the butter-crusted meat pie that followed its people to Great Lakes region of the United States, was the big hit at a French food festival. Th...
Strike looms for St. Louis County in northern MN 20 Aug 2013 | 07:40 pm
Burgeoning labor troubles in the state's largest geographic county are coming to light. The St. Louis County unit of AFSCME has authorized a strike as contract negotiations appear stalled after a meet...
Nisswa turtle racing tradition goes back half a century 20 Aug 2013 | 05:52 pm
Last week my family and I took a little mini-vacation to the Brainerd Lakes area. We did all the typical things, the water park, mini golf, etc., but we also tried to take in some of the local culture...
Metrodome roof enjoys second life as many, many bags 19 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
The "Domer" bags, Duluth Pack Minnesotans of my GenX/Y vintage have distinct memories of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, an historical oddity in sports stadiums. It is, essentially, an inflatable s...
Prettner-Solon may not run for Lt. Gov. again, so let's speculate 19 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Minnesota's DFL Gov. Mark Dayton is running for re-election next year, and four Republicans are running to challenge him. But this MinnPost story shows that Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner-Solon, a former st...
