A weekly snapshot of how people of all ages can match their time and talents to local needs. Each week Volunteer Connection brings you the “featured five” – five ways to get involved NOW! Volunteer Connection is a co-production of WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build an empowered, vibrant, and engaged community!
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bloomingOUT – November 13, 2013
Purdue University LGBTTQ Outreach Coordinator for Multicultural Efforts to end Sexual Assault Skye Brown talks about gender and orientation violence and provides information about the Transgender Remembrance Day events planned around the state during the week of 20 November. Helen and Nick respond to a listener question from the Q Mail Bag. Patrick Battani stops by the studio with information …
Read More »Voices in the Street – Safety
Our weekly public opinion feature Voices in the Street asks how safe YOU feel in Bloomington, and what we could do to help you feel safer.
Read More »EcoReport – America Recycles Day
In today’s EcoReport feature, we hear about Bloomington’s national recognition for its recycling efforts, and get listeners ready to celebrate America Recycles Day, coming up this Friday.
Read More »Data Released on Effectiveness of Indiana Higher Education
Last Week the Indiana Higher Education Commission published a report showing data from all of Indiana’s public colleges, and their “return on investment” to students. Correspondent Casey Kuhn spoke with Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers about the content of the report, and how it could be useful for Hoosier students, for today’s WFHB feature exclusive.
Read More »Bloomington Beware! – Healthcare Scams
There’s been a lot of confusion as the Affordable Care Act kicks in, and a WHOLE lot of scams. Here’s what you need to know, and here’s how to spot the fraudsters.
Read More »Interchange – The Airbrushed Woman: Feminism and Women’s Magazines
Host Alycin Bektesh speaks with Jennifer Maher, Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies at Indiana University. The discussion covers feminism, female depictions in media, and pop culture’s reaction to female sexuality, using Jennifer Nelso’s Airbrushed Nation as a framework for understanding the falsities of women’s magazines and mass media.
Read More »Grant Rejection Has Hints of Politics
The Indiana Secretary of State’s Office is playing politics with grants that are intended to improve accessibility in the state’s polling places. That’s according to Monroe County Clerk Linda Robbins, who says the office denied the county grant funding for a project that would improve its early voting center. Robbins says the office is not funding any early voting projects …
Read More »Ins and Outs of Money – Top Ten Reasons You Aren’t Rich: Part I
Ashley and Sarah discuss a recent article about the top 10 reasons why people aren’t rich. Part I of this show reviews the first five reasons and explores strategies to adjust your own behavior.
Read More »Veteran’s Day Special
Welcome to WFHB’s veterans day feature broadcast. Throughout the program we share words from area ceremonies, as well as highlight some of the issues and opportunities, specific to Hoosier veterans.
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