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There is no doubt about it--Garrison Keillor knows how to tell a story. Whether he is amusing listeners nationwide over National Public Radio or entrancing readers in his written stories, Keillor and his unique sense of humor remain a staple part of American life in many homes. His latest novel, Wobegon Boy, follows in Keillor's beloved tradition of nostalgic Midwestern humor that tries to pine for the days of long ago, without becoming too preachy. The novel is a virtual gallery of detailed portraits on how modern life can be disconcerting, and even shocking, to the good...
...kind of club that blows teams out. The pick is a one-point KC win--on a safety with :03 remaining. Meanwhile, the NINERS are the kind club that blows teams out, and they've got plenty of issues, from that Chiefs debacle to the injury to Garrison Hearst to Fast Eddie DeBartolo's latest legal tussles, to work out on a Vikings team that's starting, believe it or not, Randall Cunningham. Finally, the STEELERS and phat back Jerome Bettis only giving one and a half to a Broncos team that has made every back look like Jim Brown...
...America is less than secure against attack, what is the underlying cause? Well-meaning government officials and company presidents quickly learn that there is a limit to how much security Americans are willing to tolerate and pay for. They don't take long to mutter about living in a garrison state. Convenience and cost cutting are two near holy values in the U.S., and its citizens are not going to accept constant delays and higher costs to live in a city or ride on public transportation. That is, until they are engulfed in a catastrophe, and then it will...
...were so pleased to see Garrison Keillor's fabulous piece on Murray's restaurant in Minneapolis, Minn. [ESSAY, Oct. 13], which referred to our magic and elegance. Unfortunately, the blurb on Time's index page indicated that Keillor was writing about a "landmark restaurant closing." Though we are a landmark restaurant, we certainly are not closing, nor did Keillor's Essay say so. Please let your readers know we are open and intend to stay in business for at least another 50 years. Come visit us! LINDA LINDQUIST, Marketing Manager Murray's Minneapolis, Minn...
Thomas Carlyle, more than 1 1/2 centuries ago, wrote that "history is the essence of innumerable biographies." Indeed, the literature of medicine introduces us to a cavalcade of colorful and intriguing characters, an assortment of personalities that prompted historian Fielding Garrison to remark that "all human life is there." And yet, as distinctive as each of its many outstanding innovators has been, through the many ages and places in which their discoveries were made, there is a sturdy thread of tangible traits that unites them all. Even during the past four decades, which have witnessed medical innovation on an unprecedented...