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curt brown

@stribcbrown

History writer, lives near Durango, author of Minnesota 1918, View from Split Rock; So Terrible a Storm, Little Crow Footsteps & MN History in Star Tribune

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Joined June 2010
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"Iron laws of the world"? Some of America's most important national accomplishments are about leading humanity away from this kind of bullshit. If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
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The NFL's ballyhooed coaching Harbaugh brothers are 0-4 the last two weeks, outscored 129-58 combined.
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Landed a new gig, telling tales for MN's new $32 million, 400,000-square-foot Military & Veterans Museum opening next year at Camp Ripley.
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From Maui to Louisiana, we watch these disasters play out on TV and grow numb. Then our daughters' Altadena home burns to the ground. People have asked to help. Here's a way....gofundme.com/f/help-the-brow…
Donate to Help the Brownsmiths Get Back On Their Feet, organized by Zac Brown

Donate to Help the Brownsmiths Get Back On Their Feet, organized by Zac Brown

Don't we all love the Brownsmiths? Four people and a cute pup who have dedicated… Zac Brown needs your support for Help the Brownsmiths Get Back On Their Feet

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This episode of MN History is the last. The Star Tribune pulled the plug after 10 great years and nearly 500 columns. Thanks for embracing history with me. startribune.com/ad-man-turne…
Minnesota History: Ad man turned Paul Bunyan into a folklore icon

Minnesota History: Ad man turned Paul Bunyan into a folklore icon

Still largely unknown 66 years after his death, William Laughead helped popularize perhaps the biggest name in American folklore.

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Sad news...MN History is history. After a decade and nearly 500 MN History columns, Star Tribune editors have decided not to renew my contract. Thanks to everyone for suggesting ideas, sharing sweet feedback and reading the tales. I’ve loved writing every word.
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This episode of MN History: St. Paul's glass ceiling-shattering cop, Jim Griffin: startribune.com/james-griffi…
Minnesota History: James Griffin used persistence to blaze a trail for St. Paul’s Black police...

Minnesota History: James Griffin used persistence to blaze a trail for St. Paul’s Black police...

Griffin's persistence forged a path for St. Paul's Black police officers. Said Griffin: “I had to fight for everything I got.”

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This episode of MN History: the doctor who took on TB in western MN: startribune.com/for-granite-…
Minnesota History: For Granite Falls doctor who tested thousands of kids for TB, new recognition is...

Minnesota History: For Granite Falls doctor who tested thousands of kids for TB, new recognition is...

Kathleen Jordan battled tuberculosis in Minnesota children with energy and guile.

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This episode of MN History: when the luckless baker left the barricades for bread during the 1862 war:startribune.com/a-new-ulm-ba…
Minnesota History: A New Ulm baker wearing a blanket fell to friendly fire in the U.S.-Dakota War

Minnesota History: A New Ulm baker wearing a blanket fell to friendly fire in the U.S.-Dakota War

Jacob Castor was accidentally shot by fellow settlers who “mistook him for an Indian.”

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This episode of MN History: He was just 19 when Nazis executed him, but Walter Shimshock continues to bring together two towns 4,600 miles apart:startribune.com/columbia-hei…
Minnesota History: Columbia Heights memorial will honor fallen WWII airman 80 years after his death

Minnesota History: Columbia Heights memorial will honor fallen WWII airman 80 years after his death

“Biggest thing we ever did before he went in was a trip to Chicago in 1937 to see our first baseball game and ride on the El,” his brother said.

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This episode of MN History: remembering a Mayo scientist who helped win WWII: startribune.com/mayo-clinic-…
Minnesota History: Mayo Clinic physician-scientist forged cardiovascular breakthroughs in flight,...

Minnesota History: Mayo Clinic physician-scientist forged cardiovascular breakthroughs in flight,...

Dr. Earl Wood led a brilliant career at Mayo, stretching from World War II into the 1980s.

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This episode of MN History: with baseball researchers descending, we remember a pioneer: m.startribune.com/dusting-of…
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This episode of MN History: a modern family of musicians, and furniture dealers, in Depression-era Winona: startribune.com/vaudevillian…
Vaudevillians played musical chairs, personally and professionally, in 1930s Winona

Vaudevillians played musical chairs, personally and professionally, in 1930s Winona

A new book by a retired Winona music teacher tells the tale of four musicians whose lives became intertwined in surprising ways.

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This episode of MN History: when a teenager responded during a 1925 Lake Harriet storm ....,m.startribune.com/girl-13-to…..
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This episode of MN History: Randomly bumped into a Mankato-born magician on his 80th birthday at the amazing Magic Castle in Hollywood and he led me to this story about a MN magician ... proving that MN History can be found anywhere and/or magic is real: m.startribune.com/pioneering…
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This episode of MN History: amid all war stories, a tale of peace activists: m.startribune.com/as-global-…..
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This episode of MN History: A D-Day story as we near the 80th anniversary: m.startribune.com/rememberin…
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This episode of MN History: the evolution of a Vietnam medic turned protester: m.startribune.com/from-vietn…
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This episode of MN History: remembering Civil War vets, county by county: m.startribune.com/civil-war-…
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This episode of MN History: From slavery to freedom in early Minnesota....m.startribune.com/book-paint…
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