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Garrison Keillor, healthcare: 'Time to fix'
The Swampby Mark Silva Garrison Keillor, who has suffered a brush with mortality, has a prescription for a nation in need of the sort of care that he got: Reform, with "common humanity.'' The comic writer, amateur singer and impresario of......Tags: Demographics, Hospitals and Clinics, Sarah Palin, Diseases and Illnesses, Celebrities and Health Issues
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Comment of the Week
Dining@LargeUnder Just when you thought it was safe to bake your holiday pies again Bob shared this great quote:Deep (and true, IMHO) thought from Garrison Keillor two weeks ago: "Pumpkin pie is the essence of mediocrity. The very best pumpkin......Tags: Pies and Tarts, Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin
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Don't touch that NPR dial
For a confederation of supposed liberals, public radio can be awfully conservative. Ask someone to name a public radio show, any public radio show, and the chances are the answer will have been around during the Reagan administration: "A Prairie Home...
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With Tony Fitzpatrick, it's 'Stations Lost' and summer found
![THEATER REVIEW: "Stations Lost" by Tony Fitzpatrick at the Steppenwolf Garage ★★★ <br>With his gig at the Steppenwolf now seemingly an annual event, Tony Fitzpatrick is taking on the air of Garrison Keillor, as seen from the back of a Damon Avenue bus.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-07/63098702-08124719.jpg "THEATER REVIEW: "Stations Lost\" by Tony Fitzpatrick at the Steppenwolf Garage ★★★ <br>With his gig at the Steppenwolf now seemingly an annual event, Tony Fitzpatrick is taking on the air of Garrison Keillor, as seen from the back of a Damon Avenue bus.")
With his gig at the Steppenwolf Theatre now seemingly an annual event, Tony Fitzpatrick is taking on the air of Garrison Keillor, and his motley crew of sidekicks is looking a bit like a cut-rate cast of "Prairie Home Companion." As seen from the back...Tags: Religious Education, Ed McMahon, Human Interest, Christianity, Metal and Mineral
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NPR blew it by firing Juan Williams
Juan Williams gets nervous when people in Muslim garb board his flight. Is that admission wrong because it reinforces a stereotype? Or is this a good thing because it forces us to deal with it? I can't say I'm immune to a similar sentiment even...Tags: Whoopi Goldberg, MSNBC (tv network), Contracts, Islam, Radio
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Grammy, Pulitzer winners, TV star among highlights of upcoming Zoellner season
Lehigh Valley MusicA Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, the world premiere of a song cycle based on poems by Carl Reiner’s daughter, dazzling international dance ensembles, circus arts and perhaps America’s premier storyteller will highlight the 16th season of... -
Storyteller Bill Harley debuts new "Jack and the Beanstalk" at Symphony Hall
Lehigh Valley ParentingWhat happens when you take a well-known English folk tale and folk music from Europe and America, combine it with a full orchestra and put the whole thing in the hands of a children’s storyteller known for his wit? You get “Jack and the... -
Guitarist Doc Watson dead at 89: A 1-2-3 video primer
Pop & HissGuitarist Doc Watson, who died Tuesday at age 89, leaves an extensive legacy that documents his wide-reaching influence in the world of guitar playing and folk music. Here are three video examples of his artistry in different settings.... -
A couple of more highlights from last weekend
Change of SubjectTwo more recordings from last weekend's "Songs of Good Cheer" concerts. The first is an sweet, old carol from the British Isles. Dunstan Lullaby .mp3 The second...I know, I know. But if anyone can soften you to the carol often...... -
Greetings from Lake Woebegone
HealthLooking at the latest rankings of every U.S. county's health status, it's difficult not to think of Garrison Keillor's sign-off from his news from Lake Woebegone, where "all the children are above average." That pretty much describes how data gathered... -
Mark Twain: Google Doodle honors troublemaker, master of insult
Nation NowMark Twain, who had arguably one of the sharpest tongues in literary history, is celebrated with a wide-angle Google Doodle on Wednesday showing Tom Sawyer and a young companion he's duped into whitewashing a picket fence.... -
Autism and romance mix in live-via-Internet 'On the Spectrum'
Culture MonsterL.A. playwright Ken LaZebnick tackles autism and romance in `On the Spectrum,' premiering Saturday in Minneapolis. Its Nov. 22 performance can be seen live over the Internet....
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