On Thanksgiving we gather among our kin who know us a little too well, and put civility to a true test
By Garrison Keillor Nov 24, 2009
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Still lifes of flowers? Why bother. The true calling of an artist is to paint the naked female form
By Garrison Keillor
November 17, 2009
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The way to fight Republicans is to make them think you like them. It'll scare them into passing the thing
By Garrison Keillor
November 10, 2009
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Some people thrive on the predictable, others keep rewriting their lives. A healthy society needs both
By Garrison Keillor
November 3, 2009
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We don't admire quitters, but no one wants to be the last person to believe in a mission, either
By Garrison Keillor
October 27, 2009
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That's why I seek out the young and ebullient. They don't worry about interest rates because they have no savings
By Garrison Keillor
October 20, 2009
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Praying the country will slip into chaos, to make Obama look bad, is not a good place for a political party to be
By Garrison Keillor
October 14, 2009
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Even people who oppose regulation and don't mind manufacturing hamburger contaminated by E. coli deserve healthcare
By Garrison Keillor
October 7, 2009
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Let them make do with aspirin and hand sanitizer. Meanwhile, the money we save will pay off the deficit
By Garrison Keillor
September 30, 2009
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It's as American as rock 'n' roll, but there's a price for being an angry jerk
By Garrison Keillor
September 23, 2009
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It was pretty clear how lucky I was to be walking out of that hospital relatively unscathed
By Garrison Keillor
September 16, 2009
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Want empathy? Send weepy pet parents to town hall meetings waving photos of kittycats in need of new kidneys
By Garrison Keillor
September 2, 2009
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A few puffs of smoke from the other side and you're ready for martyrdom? Get a grip
By Garrison Keillor
August 26, 2009
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Like many an English major, I go to the motherland for the language. I am never disappointed
By Garrison Keillor
August 19, 2009
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Millions of people have discovered the joys of seeing yourself in print. Unfortunately, no one's making a dime
By Garrison Keillor
August 12, 2009
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It takes great nerve to sustain a career, and at the death of Merce Cunningham at age 90, we must stand in awe
By Garrison Keillor
July 29, 2009
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Part of me wants to crack down on speeders and cellphone users but I also long for the freedom of the open highway
By Garrison Keillor
July 22, 2009
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I wish the guy who screamed at me for merging in front of him could spare some rage for Dick Cheney
By Garrison Keillor
July 15, 2009
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What's good for the drug companies may not be so good for the hapless pedestrian
By Garrison Keillor
July 8, 2009
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Come on, people, it's not that hard to make. Do you really think we can't tell the difference?
By Garrison Keillor
July 1, 2009
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Is solitude such a terrible thing to wish for? I think not
By Garrison Keillor
June 24, 2009
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It's all about retail sales and zero about me and I'm having none of it
By Garrison Keillor
June 17, 2009
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The world belongs to the young. At the end, there's a cocktail and memories of laughter.
By Garrison Keillor
June 10, 2009
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A young girl borrows Chopin's passion and transforms an evening. Life is good, no matter the disappointments.
By Garrison Keillor
June 3, 2009
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That's Washington's byword, where public service is all. New York is a different story.
By Garrison Keillor
May 27, 2009
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