Health & Fitness
Help and hope for autism
As the caseload increases the support system grows
By Jolonda YoungWhen Teresa Paul’s son, Sean, was born, she dreamed of the day when he would graduate from college, get married and have children of his own. Like many new moms, she was excited to take her baby
Food - Julianne Glatz
Winging it
By Julianne GlatzChicken wings are wildly popular. Entire restaurants – entire restaurant chains – are centered around them. They’ve become one of America’s favorite appetizers, party pleasers,
Film - Chuck Koplinski
The Artist, a lovingly rendered homage
By Chuck KoplinskiAlong with Hugo and Drive, also 2011 releases, Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist is a film steeped in the history of American cinema. With nods towards A Star is Born, Citizen Kane and Singin&rsqu
Film - Chuck Koplinski
Inspired cast and clever twists elevate Contraband
By Chuck KoplinskiFrom the 1930s through the 1950s, double features were common in American cinemas and the film that played on the lower part of the bill was referred to as a B-movie. These were exercises in narrative
Film - Chuck Koplinski
Intelligent Tinker rewards patience
By Chuck KoplinskiWith its labyrinthine plot, shifting narrative threads and myriad characters, Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of John le Carre’s classic spy novel, Tinker Tailor Solider Spy, may be initially
History
The man behind Sears’ success got his start here
By Tara McClellan McAndrewSpringfield is known as the home of Abraham Lincoln, but a man from Lincoln’s neighborhood gets short shrift in our city’s legacy. Julius Rosenwald was born a block from Lincoln’s ho
Music - Tom Irwin
2012 forecast
By Tom IrwinWhat good are predictions anyway? Is there any meaning in the fact that someone states “so-and-so shall do that and turn out this way” and then it does, or doesn’t for that matter? R
