"Walking in the Green Corn"

Hear Grant-Lee Phillips at Legion Arts May 15

Songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips (who opened for Pearl Jam, REM, and Smashing Pumpkins in the 90s) draws on his Native American heritage for songs that celebrate better days ahead ... read more

TV Reviews: May 15-21

New Profile of Comedy Giant Mel Brooks

“Mel Brooks: Make a Noise" profiles the larger-than-life yet very private comedy genius. Also, reviews for promising new sitcom The Goodwin Games and Discovery's North America ... read more

Protect Your Skin

Toxins in Makeup: The Beauty Dilemma

If you use makeup regularly, you're absorbing a shocking of amount of toxic chemicals. The cosmetic industry is unregulated, and you'll be surprised what's in your lipstick ... read more

Love Your Heart!

Heart Health: Life-Saving News for Women

Women are developing heart disease at an alarming rate. Learn tips to keep your heart healthy, including the secret key to heart health ... read more

Tilting at Turbines

The Great White Wind Turbines

What do you think of when you drive across Iowa and see the giant pinwheels spinning amongst the fields? An impossible dream? ... read more

Artists' Residencies

Grin City Collective Gets Artists into the Community

Making bagels, organizing a pop-up gallery, and building theater sets are just some of the community projects that Grin City artists have undertaken during their residencies ... read more

Upgrades for Future Resale

Smart Remodeling: Will Buyers Value Your Improvements?

A well-done remodel or repair can add value to your home, but if you invest too much, you may never get the money back on resale ... read more

You Can't Stop Eating It...

Easy Cinnamon Raisin Bread

The aroma of freshly baked bread infused with cinnamon is one of the most glorious smells in the world. Try this recipe and experience it first hand ... read more

Baseball Legends

Jackie Robinson's First Years Explored in 42

Despite some maudlin moments, 42: The True Story of an American Legend has some winning attributes for baseball fans to savor read more

The Wonder of Spring

Celebrate Renewal at Singing Cedars May Fest

In the magical setting of Aurora Farms south of Fairfield, join friends and family for music, dancing, food, and outdoor fun at the May 11 May Fair ... read more

It's an Eco-Family Affair

Green Building Supply Opens New Showroom

The Hirshberg family renovated a 1930s brick building to create a spacious light-filled showroom for all manner of eco-friendly home products and construction materials ... read more

Blogs from Source Writers

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

Bottle and Glass
A wasp flies into my water bottle. I do not know this. I bring The water bottle inside. The wasp Climbs up to the lip, Pulses his wings A couple times, and then starts Flying around the house. He flies around all day, But by sunset he’s exhausted And he rests on the sin ... by rustin READ MORE
Cochise
When I was a boy, I would wait Patiently all week for Batman. The show aired Fridays at seven. Everybody loved him. 10,000 Concussions a year cannot be wrong. My cousins liked Batman, But they liked Cochise better. “I am Cochise!” Chris screamed Pounding his chest a ... by rustin READ MORE
Red Cloud
Red Cloud thought he could negotiate With the U. S. Government [the business end Of the superwealthy who, then as now, wish To possess, control and consume everything] and secure Relative tranquility for generations Of his branch of the Lakota. No dice. My people left Czechoslovakia ... by rustin READ MORE
Wild Rose
My mother cultivated a bramble of wild roseShe could view as she washed dishes or made sausage rollsIn the kitchen. It was the bane of the neighbor’s dachshundWho would yelp, stung by its thorns. If misborn,A sparrow might even die there. Not even bathwaterCould kill the wild ... by rustin READ MORE
The Italian Side of Town
I grew up on the Italian side of town. Never mind the best Irish pub was in the midst Of all this, near the drug-filled Park and the frozen skating pond In February as the late afternoon sun Turned the hill into a rose aurora Of black silhouettes of leafless oaks. The buses tunneled like mole ... by rustin READ MORE
Man of the Future
Our city had buses like big blue loaves Of bread that ran the city’s length And breadth, rattling a stomach Full of coins past the churches That stretched out their crosses Like empty embraces, and past parking Lots Full of thieves and con-artists Outside the Super Valu and their mi ... by rustin READ MORE