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| Born Fargo ND, 1958. Lived in Minneapolis since 1976, with a four-year tour of duty in Washington DC. Presently I am: a columnist for the Star-Tribune; a syndicated political humor columnist for Newhouse News Service. I'm the author of six books ("Falling up the Stairs" & "Mr. Obvious," novels; "Notes of a Nervous Man" & "Fresh Lies," collections). The Gallery of Regrettable Food was published by Random House / Crown in the fall of 01. The next book, Interior Desecrations, came out in 04; the next, which is still in production, will be out in late 05. Previously I was a columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, City Pages, and the Minnesota Daily, and a talk radio host. I wanted to be an architect. I am blessed with a little girl, a gorgeous wife, and a smart, if inordinately worried, dog. |
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| I work in journalism, but I'm not a journalist - that title is best reserved for people who do the hard work of calling up sources, checking leads, and other forms of diligent labor. I make things up, really. Or, if I do a feature story, I just show up somewhere and describe an event.
This link takes you to some photos from my career, each of which would seem to indicate I have a Serious Important Job. (Except for the pictures with the Moo Mesa Ranger. And maybe the Klingons.) I present them for those with too much time on their hands - and to suggest that if these pictures tell genial lies about my career, well, imagine what newspapers do every day. Not telling the whole story isn't a lie, of course. But often it has the same effect. </editorial> |
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How to not really succeed in Broadcasting. Anchorman for a week, the Joan Rivers show, KSTP photos. |
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DAD The Station - from opening day to the night they tore it down. |
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GRANDMA'S CAMERA: a look at the past through an old old Kodak camera. |
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