By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Dozens of Minnesota Scandinavians and the people who love them flock to the VFW Club in Litchfield every Thursday from November through January, where $20 will get you a big steaming hunk of the frequently mocked fish dish known as lutefisk. It comes with meatballs, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and the potato flatbread known as lefse — all of which helps to make up for the dubious entree.
Actor Steve Martin is the best thing to happen to bluegrass music since Dolly Parton and Nickel Creek teamed up in 2001 to cover Collective Soul's "Shine."
Police say Charlie Sheen's ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, has been arrested in Aspen, Colo., on suspicion of third-degree assault and cocaine possession with intent to distribute, according to the Associated Press.
Garrison Keillor says he's reconsidering thoughts about retirement.
The hustle and bustle of December and January represent the busiest time of the year - professionally and personally - for most people as they rush to complete year-end projects and shop and travel and entertain for the December holidays and New Year's. But that's not the case for those involved in real estate.
Tom Keith, a longtime sound effects man who was the source of creaking doors, clucking chickens and more on "A Prairie Home Companion," has died. He was 64.
Garrison Keillor plans to keep spinning tales of Lake Wobegon's Norwegian bachelor farmers for at least a couple more years, but the host and creator of public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion" is dropping more hints that his retirement may be on the horizon.
Garrison Keillor plans to keep spinning tales of Lake Wobegon's Norwegian bachelor farmers for at least a couple more years, but the host and creator of public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion" is dropping more hints that his retirement may be on the horizon.
"I didn't like the tone or the feeling of the constitutional amendment. It seemed punitive. It seemed unnecessary," Mr. Keillor said in an interview with KTSP News. "Love trumps government, and government should not stand in the way of people who love each other."
Mr. Keillor had said in an interview for the AARP Bulletin that he planned to retire in the spring of 2013, but would have to find his replacement first.
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