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We at the Source have been duped by scammers - and we don't want to you to be duped either. In the last few months, we have had several calls through 711 operators from people placing classified ads for teacup yorkies for adoption. These internet "adoption" ads are just a scam to get your money. They'll ask for a moderate sum to "adopt" their dog, say $80. Then they'll ask for another $100 for

When you have a big conceptual behemoth on a roll, gaining momentum for 60 years or so, it’s pretty hard to stop it. That’s our food system. We waste, we pollute, we overconsume. We subsidize some farmers to grow more food than we need—or food products we really don’t need, all the while importing other foodstuffs from thousands of miles away. I’m not pointing fingers here—I’d say we’re all in

There’s one banana slowly rotting on my kitchen counter. If I get around to it, I’m going to make my favorite fruit cake - not one of those lurid red-and-green-cherry things but a cranberry quick bread with oranges, bananas, dates, and lots of walnuts. I made it for a Christmas party once long ago, and a young man followed me around all evening: “This is incredible! How did you make this? What’s

From the Iowa Film Office: Final results are in for the Audience Choice Award at the 6th Annual Wild Rose Independent Film Festival, November 6-9, held at the State Historical Building of Iowa, in Des Moines’ Historic East Village Cultural & Entertainment District. The new venue proved to be a crowd-pleasing destination, with hundreds of film fans praising the facilities and the East Village

We were dismayed to find a small error in our calendar this month! The November Art Walk theme is actually Arts & Crafts and not stained glass. The  American Craft and Fine Art show at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center is a two-day event, Nov. 7-8, and it promises to be an exceptional show, with over 40 vendors featuring jewelry, paintings, ceramics, quilts—plus a variety of craftspeople