Aaron Brown

Contributing Columnist

Opinion

Aaron Brown is a columnist from the Iron Range, an author of books and essays and a communication instructor at Minnesota North College in Hibbing. His commentary focuses on the people, news and culture of the Iron Range and northern Minnesota. He was raised in a trailer house on a local junkyard and is the first in five generations of his family to never work in an iron mine. He lives down a dirt road on the western Mesabi. His current and past writing can be found at MinnesotaBrown.com.

Aaron Brown is a columnist from the Iron Range, an author of books and essays and a communication instructor at Minnesota North College in Hibbing. His commentary focuses on the people, news and culture of the Iron Range and northern Minnesota. He was raised in a trailer house on a local junkyard and is the first in five generations of his family to never work in an iron mine. He lives down a dirt road on the western Mesabi. His current and past writing can be found at MinnesotaBrown.com.

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Brown: An Iron Range writer, new to the Editorial Board, reflects on how Minnesota connects

As dissimilar as country and city might seem, I see their paths as joined.

March 13, 2025

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Brown: Child care is expensive, but no one is getting rich from it

There are no easy answers for how to ease the financial burden on families. But government and employers can be part of the solution.

March 1, 2025

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Brown: The wheeling and dealing of American steel

For better or worse, Trump’s tariffs will impact Minnesota workers and the state’s Iron Range.

February 11, 2025

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Brown: I grew up in a Minnesota bog the size of New York City; I didn’t know it was special.

The Sax-Zim Bog in northern Minnesota is considered to be one of the world’s most interesting natural places where you can easily see the inner workings of a boreal forest. It also becomes a mecca for bird watchers in the winter.

January 24, 2025