In May 2008:

Spring Health & Beauty Issue

The baby had been crying day and night for more than four weeks. His Amish mother was beside herself, having tried everything to comfort her newborn child—but nothing seemed to make a difference. Finally, some friends suggested that she call on chiropractor Dr. Deborah Peters to get a cranial treatment for the baby. "When I checked him, I immediately observed that his cervical vertebrae C1 and C2 were shifted far to the left. I had never felt anything quite like it,” recalls Dr. Peters. “Most chiropractors would have adjusted this chiropractically.... read more

Green Living

A Greener You: Non-toxic Body Care

When you’re trying to be a green shopper, there’s a lot to think about: Should you run back out to your car for the reusable shopping bags you forgot in the trunk (again)?... read more

Festivals

All Things Italian: Fairfield's June 8 Art Walk

Dick DeAngelis’s big, warm Italian smile enveloped me from across his desk, just as it had mesmerized the crowd at the closing of the first “All Things Italian” Art Walk three years ago. That was ... read more

Health

Rituals for Success: What Gets You Psyched for the Day?

I stood with eyes closed on the ballroom floor, midmorning sunshine streaming in from distant glass doors, catching on dusty floor plants lining the mirrored walls. I opened my eyes... read more

Fitness

Walking 101: An Exercise for Everyone

Is walking good exercise? For years, my husband and I debated this question. He scoffed. I championed walking and instigated hour-long trots through parks. Then, in one of those unpredictable... read more

Movie Reviews

Forgetting Sarah Marshall: A Likeable Island Comedy

It was just a few years ago that Judd Apatow was the perpetual mastermind of the brainy and innovative TV flops Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared. Then came the unexpected hit ... read more

Books

My Lawrence Block Collection

A coda to last month’s column on John Irving: As you may recall, I had, after some consideration, purchased a nice used copy of John Irving’s A Son of the Circus ... read more

Blogs from Source Writers

Musings, anecdotes, and stuff that didn’t fit in print

Rustin Larson: “Fact of the Universe”

Zazzle Me Home 05/7/2008
I'm all for making a few bucks. Looking greedily around at all the artistic productions lying unmarshalled in my own home, I decided to open a store with Zazzle.com . Custom t-shirts, cards, posters and more , all you need to do is open an account, upload a few image files and you are in business. I started with my own artwork, abstract things I made while I was in college. "Milk Hair," "Scarlet Measures 1" and the ever popular "Scarlet Measures 2 " were [...]

Burt Chojnowski: “Fairfield 1st”

Fairfield - Follywood News 05/7/2008
World Premiere of Wormtooth Nation, the steam punk web series produced by Geoff Boothby and Cullen Thomas premieres Thursday, May 8th at 7:30pm at a computer near you. http://theskyisfree.com Check out the trailer at http://vimeo.com/941168

Sister Patchouli filming continues... Can Sister Patchouli really help find Charlie find his purpose? Can she find true love? It will premiere in Fairfield in October. Sponsorships are stil [...]

Sondra Ward: “Sondheim Center”

GODSPELL OPENS THIS FRIDAY!! 04/15/2008
FAIRFIELD, IOWA – The Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts is gearing up for the opening of The Way Off Broadway production of Godspell, which will be running for three weekends only, April 18 – 20, 24 – 27, and May 1 - 4. Rehearsal are underway and the cast is working with director Randy West and Music Director Justin Hill to present Godspell as it has never been seen before.

If you missed the Early Bird Special, be sure to take advantage of the Godspell P [...]

Tony Ellis: “Life, the Universe & Everything”

Environmental Consciousness 04/7/2008
If you haven’t already seen it, I highly recommend Al Gore’s new speech about the urgency of the global warming crisis given at the Technology, Entertainment Design (TED) conference and posted on their website this month (http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/243). Not only is his talk impassioned and energized (yes, this is Al Gore we are speaking of) but he also pushes the subject to a much higher and absolutely essential level of consideration. “What we need, [...]