Commentator reconnects with favorite authors in fall

Sugar maple
Leaves on this sugar maple tree turn to autumn colors.
Photo by Dave Hanson, University of Minnesota

It is autumn in Minnesota. As the leaves turn and the birds start to fly south, MPR commentator Peter Smith finds himself migrating back to a couple of favorite old authors.

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