ABSTRACT
Garrison Keillor, narrator of the popular radio show A Prairie Home Companion, reports that in Lake Wobegon all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average. Presumably, the men are strong, too, and the women also good looking, and how could the children of such parents fail to be above average? The Lake Wobegon self-image is not only idealized but, in a sense, androgynous. Whatever the realities, this ideal remains compelling, especially if we expand it to include and emphasize traits of character. But how to make such an ideal a reality? James P.Sterba has some suggestions, for here and now. I have some alternative suggestions.
