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Bring It On! – May 22, 2023: Resilience Productions Teaching African-American Achievements through Theater

On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Resilence Productions, of which Liz Mitchell is a founding member. Gladys DeVane and Danielle Bruce, her fellow co-founders, join her on today’s program. The mission of Resilience Productions is to educate, enlighten and engage the public regarding African Americans’ many unknown and un-celebrated …

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Activate! June Taylor, Community Kitchen

June Taylor talks about feeding people at Community Kitchen, and not just the homeless – this Bloomington nonprofit also helps hungry kids, seniors on a fixed income, and anyone else on a tight budget. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build a strong, healthy and engaged community. You can learn …

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Eco Report – May19, 2023

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Hello and welcome to Eco-Report. For W-F-H-B, I’m Julianna Dailey. And I’m Frank Marsalek. Later in the program, we have Part Three of an ongoing series from Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze. He speaks with eco architect and sustainability pioneer Bill Brown. In today’s installment, they address retrofitting existing structures like the University’s historic limestone buildings, how to source sustainable materials to offset …

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May 19, 2021: Prison by Any Other Name, Part One

This week on Kite Line we air a discussion from 2021, in which we speak with prison abolitionist journalists Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law. We share the first part of our discussion on their recent book, Prison by Any Other Name: Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms. The book is an in-depth look at the various “alternatives to prison” that are …

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Clean Water Chief: Vic Kelson

He was named the City of Bloomington Utilities department director when John Hamilton took over as mayor in 2016. At the time, the city’s drinking water delivery system was under fire both locally and nationally for taste and disinfectant-level issues. Since then, under Vic Kelson’s leadership, the Utilities department has refined its water cleansing process. As Lake Monroe ages, the …

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Lawyers Schools And Access The History of Special Education in the United States Part V:The Rise and Temporary Fall of Special Education in Washington State

Tonight’s episode: The Rise and Temporary Fall of Special Education in Washington State. When we left off, we had just finished discussing the 1951 founding of the ARC of the United States as a voice for the rights of individuals with disabilities. We also covered its humble beginnings as the Children’s Benevolent League or CBL in Washington in the year 1935 and …

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WFHB Local News – May 15th, 2023

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 15th, 2023. Later in the program, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Bill Brown in the second part of an interview with the eco architect. More in today’s feature report. Maryann Iaria is flying high on the rush of a live performance with the Monroe County Civic Theater, our community’s only …

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WFHB Local News – May 16th, 2023

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, May 16th, 2023. Later in the program, we have Disabulletin – where we cover the top stories impacting the disability community across the country and around the world – hosted by Abe Shapiro. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Lil Bub’s Lil Show …

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Saturday’s Child May 13th with Lee Hartman

WFHB welcomes Lee Hartman to Saturday’s Child on Saturday May 13, from 11am to noon. Join us for the soothing, dulcet sounds of the country folk singer from Fairmount, Indiana. Listen on air or in our audience free of charge in the Monroe County History Center auditorium at 6th and Washington, in Bloomington, as Lee Hartman performs live on Saturdays …

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Activate! Maryann Iaria, Monroe County Civic Theater

In this episode, Maryann Iaria talks about Monroe County Civic Theater, our community’s only all-volunteer nonprofit theater group. MCCT is about to launch their annual Shakespeare in the Park production and is currently accepting submissions for a fall series of one act-shows and shorter pieces. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together …

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