TV: May 16-22

American Idol & Sherlock Wind Up Their Seasons

It's getting down to the wire on American Idol. Dontcha love the judges? If not, you WILL love the final episode of Masterpiece Mystery's Sherlock, promise! ... read more

Graduates: Good Luck!

Your Commencement Speaker Failed to Tell You . . .

Joe Brisben reviews Charles Wheelan's new book, 10-1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said. We wish we had heard these words back in the day! ... read more

Grand Opening June 1

Burlington Rescues 1937 Art Deco Theater

In an admirable show of community mettle, the citizens of Burlington rescued their vintage movie house and turned it into a space for performing artists and independent movie screenings ... read more

Soul of New Orleans

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Comes to CSPS

On tour to promote their all-new, 11-track album, Twenty Twelve, the seven members of DDBB bring the spirit of New Orleans jazz to their contemporary gumbo of sound ... read more

Green Transport

Ride Your Bike to Work!

What's your excuse for not riding your bike? We'll refute every objection you have ... read more

The Pie Lady of Eldon

Beth Howard's New Memoir of Pie & Loss

Now on a national book tour for Making Piece, Beth Howard found solace in making pies after a sudden and devastating loss ... read more

Grift is No Swindle

John Kenyon Goes Deeper into Crime

The esteemed reporter and short-story writer has launched a new venture: Grift, the magazine for lovers of crime fiction ... read more

Migrating Birds

Warblers Now on the Wing Through Iowa

Now's the time to see a host of colorful warblers as they migrate through the state on their way north ... read more

Ketones: Fuel for the Brain?

Coconut Oil, Ketones & Alzheimer's

When an M.D. faced her husband's worsening dementia, she did her own research and found coconut oil had a good effect ... read more

May Birdsongs

Forest Flycatcher

Flycatchers capture their prey in midair and then return to a shaded forest canopy. With their dull brown gray plumage, you could easily miss them, except for the distinctive song that gives them their name ... read more

Home on the Range

How to Turn a Corn Crib into a House

With a little imagination and some old-fashioned know-how, Dan Walker turned an unused farm building into an affordable dwelling ... read more

Blogs from Source Writers

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

Poems by Paula Yup
Paula Anne Yup was born in Phoenix, Arizona and attended college in Los Angeles and graduate school in Montpelier, Vermont. She has had over seventy poems published in magazines and anthologies including Mid-American Review, Earth's Daughters, The Contemporary Review, What Book?!, Feathers, Fins ... by rustin READ MORE
Poems by Michael Carrino
Michael Carrino has an M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College. He is a retired English lecturer at the State University College at Plattsburgh, New York, where he was co-editor and poetry editor of the Saranac Review and still works as an associate poetry editor for that journal.. His publicat ... by rustin READ MORE
Poems by Bill Graeser
Bill Graeser, a Long Island native, has worked as dairy farmer, carpenter, teacher of Transcendental Meditation and is currently the Locksmith at Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa. Published in “North American Review,” “Michigan Avenue Review,” “Lyri ... by rustin READ MORE
Poems by Richard Jones
RICHARD JONES is the author of seven books of poems from Copper Canyon Press. His most recent volume is "The Correct Spelling & Exact Meaning" (2010). A professor at DePaul University in Chicago, he is the editor of the literary journal "Poetry East." ... by rustin READ MORE
MIU REUNION
ATTENTION MIU ALUMNI, FACULTY AND STAFF WHO ATTENDED MIU FROM 1977 THRU 1982. COME CELEBRATE OUR 30TH YEAR REUNION. REUNITE WITH YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS, RECONNECT WITH YOUR ESTEEMED FACULTY AND REVISIT WITH STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FROM 1977 THRU 1982. SAVE THE DATES: May 3 – May 6, 2012 FOR MO ... by rustin READ MORE
A Story by Danny Walker
This is a story by Heidi Salmonson's son, Danny Walker. I often see him at the MUM Library happily typing away. This is something he wrote on January 14th, 2012. I think this is a lot of fun. Danny has a way with words: There once lived a 30 year old Young man named ... by rustin READ MORE