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What It's All About, I Think by Garrison Keillor (October 31, 2024)

It's a revolt by Middle America against the coasts, old against young, commoners against college, evangelicals against agnostics, McDonald's against pad thai…


My Life Story (Short Version) by Garrison Keillor (October 24, 2024)

I performed at Goshen College and got the audience to sing 'It Is Well with My Soul' and suddenly it was better with my soul than it had been in a long time. I have canoed in the Boundary Waters wilderness and slept on a beach and listened to the loons&he


Waiting for a Cab One Night by Garrison Keillor (October 17, 2024)

It was a dramatic sight, a lone person fallen in the midst of a busy scene in a huge city and you could see the alarm in the faces of the people in the taxi line: there but for the grace of God go I…


Hugging is a Habit in the Apple Capital by Garrison Keillor (October 10, 2024)

Here I am in Wenatchee, Washington, the Apple Capital of the World, on the Columbia River in the Cascades, being clutched to people's bosoms. Apparently they consider me a friend…


A Report on My Trip to Fargo by Garrison Keillor (October 3, 2024)

The people at the airport were having a party out of affection for their uncles and brothers, and that’s a sweet thing. But I saw some ancient vets in wheelchairs who seemed confused by the cheering and a little worried about finding a ride home…


The Great Chicken Conspiracy by Stu Johnson (September 28, 2024)

Getting a new barbecue grill exposed a grocery store conspiracy…


A Fine Night in York Pennsylvanie by Garrison Keillor (September 26, 2024)

Pennsylvania is in a tough spot, as a big swing state. . . whhen the state is called, the side it votes for will figure, 'Well of course, but why such a narrow margin' and the other side will despise them and never buy another Hershey's bar…


My View on Journalism if Your're Interested by Garrison Keillor (September 19, 2024)

My friends, the Washington Post is in Washington to uncover corruption, malfeasance, ineptitude, and outright dishonesty—not to publish photos of Zion National Park and tell me how to spark joy in my life or cover unusual wildlife in rural Iowa…


What Would Jesus Say to a Church Divided by Politics? by James N. Watkins (September 13, 2024)

Jim first posted this in October 2020, but the message remains just as relevant today…


A Little Talk About Close Neighbors by Garrison Keillor (September 12, 2024)

A summer house is for relaxation, it isn't to demonstrate craftsmanship. You are supposed to sit on the porch and read Proust, you are not supposed to create a home that Proust would've envied…


My Most Important Message in Forty Years by James N. Watkins (September 6, 2024)

All my conference keynotes condensed into one essential talk


Flying West for a Look See by Garrison Keillor (September 5, 2024)

I'm nobody who'd be intending to blow up a plane or demand that it fly me to Iran. No, I'd only hijack a plane so I could grab a microphone and lead the passengers in song…


Looking Ahead Down the Road a Ways by Garrison Keillor (August 29, 2024)

And then, once more, America will need to deal with the delicate issue of what to do with historical relics from shameful periods of the past…


The Beauitful Winding Road of August by Garrison Keillor (August 22, 2024)

According to the actuarial tables I am coming within sight of the end of my life, so why do I feel I am just hitting my stride?…


It is Never Too Late to Learn a Lesson by Garrison Keillor (August 15, 2024)

I, for one, have been on a tour doing a one-man show and having a great time until last week in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, after a dinner of six oysters on the half shell, clam chowder, and a lobster roll…


God is On Our Side...and Theirs by James N. Watkins (August 2, 2024)

America has always been more 'un-united' than 'United' during my lifetime…


Finally, Democrats Have a Good Week by Garrison Keillor (August 1, 2024)

A miracle has happened: Democrats became a party united in happiness, something we are unaccustomed to…


Even Prisners Need a Vacation Now and Then by Garrison Keillor (July 25, 2024)

I started performing in my thirties for the usual reason, to be the center of attention, but now I hope to be useful. The country is in peril. Most people know this and don't need me to tell them.…


A Trip Back Home to Get My Bearings by Garrison Keillor (July 18, 2024)

College was wasted on me; work was what I wanted. It's still true today. My wife is a walker, I'm a worker. Thank you, St. Paul. See you again soon…


Seven Bad Housekeeping Habits by Birttney Morgan / Apartment Therapy (July 12, 2024)

Give these up and take back control of the mess…