Therefore, this citizen, doctor and seeker of the truth has the right and duty to reflect on events in his polis, the Greek word for the city-state. By analogy, the city of Knoxville exists within ...

For the next 90 minutes, he just told stories about his fictional town, Lake Wobegon. Imagine his monologue on “A Prairie Home Companion” rolling along like a prairie schooner for 90 minutes.