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Jessica Stölen-Jacobson Editor jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com Since the end of the school year, our newspaper staff has been scrambling to cover all variety of community festivals, and… Login to continue reading Login…
Garrison Keillor & Friends: A lovely lunch last week in New Haven
Garrison Keillor Author & Humorist I had lunch last week with a woman who is two months away from motherhood and it was sweet to… Login to continue reading Login…
Garrison Keillor & Friends: Honoring the Men Who Went Ashore
Garrison Keillor Author & Humorist I was an infant when Allied forces crossed the Channel and landed at Normandy in 1944 and none of my… Login to continue reading Login…
From the Editor’s Desk
Jessica Stölen-Jacobson Editor From the Editor’s Desk jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com I recently had a brief discussion with a woman who spoke about her experience being close to… Login to continue reading Login…
From the Editor’s Desk
Jessica Stölen-Jacobson Editor jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com Over the last week, our team has jumped head-first into a new project you’ll all be hearing more about very soon.… Login to continue reading Login…
From the Editor’s Desk
Jessica Stölen-Jacobson Editor jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com The long-anticipated wedding has finally happened. Over the weekend, my son married his high school crush after a couple of months… Login to continue reading Login…
Garrison Keillor & Friends: A Bad Play Lets You See You Have A Good Life
Garrison Keillor Author & Humorist I had my first bratwurst of the year Friday evening, during a thunderstorm on 48th Street and Seventh Avenue, heading… Login to continue reading Login…
Garrison Keillor and Friends
Manhattan Man Living in the Past Garrison Keillor Author & Humorist I was a big shot at one time, which I knew because when I… Login to continue reading Login…
From the Editor’s Desk
Last week, I managed to let everyone know how awkward I can be more than once, but the best display of this happened during the artist’s reception for the exhibit that I and Jeremy Radtke both have on display at the Granite Area Arts Council. As we were both designated time to speak at this event, there was a requirement to stand in front of everyone and talk about the project. Of course, the first thing I did was let everyone know I was nervous sweating.
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Why I’m Not Joining the Strike I salute the Hollywood writers who went out on strike this past week but I can tell you that we essayists won’t be joining them. For one thing, the essay is deeply imbedded in our nation’s very identity (U.S.A.) but for another thing, a national essay strike would be like a National Husbands Day of Silence, most wives wouldn’t care and many wouldn’t notice.