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BloomingOUT – Sara Gardner – June 14th, 2018

We are excited to introduce our featured guest Sara Gardner (aka Smoove, aka Destiny Esther). Sara has been a gay for over 47 years. She went to Indiana University and rode in Little 500 from 1991-1993, winning in 92 and 93 while riding for a team called the “Land Sharks” lovingly referred to as the “Land Dykes” by the frat …

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Hoosier Action Working to Increase Voter Turnout

A grassroots Indiana group is trying to motivate voters to participate in the upcoming November elections. The non-profit, non-partisan organization Hoosier Action recently announced ‘Project Midterm,’ which is looking to recruit 500 members of the Bloomington community to help residents sign up to vote. Hoosier Action is asking participants to donate three hours of volunteer work a week until the …

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Bloomington and I.U. Unveil New Bikeshare Program

A new bike sharing program is being launched next Wednesday, by the City of Bloomington and Indiana University. The new bike share program is dockless. This means that there is no new infrastructure associated with the program. The city is already equipped with the resources to support this kind of bike share. The program will be overseen by Pace. The …

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Indiana Republicans Move to Make Abortion Unconstitutional

Indiana Republicans approved a plank, during their party convention last weekend in Evansville, which aims to make abortion a constitutional issue. A “Plank” is the term often given to the components of a political platform – the opinions and viewpoints about individual topics, as held by a party. The Republican party convention delegates approved a plank, which reads “We believe …

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Jazz Maven David Brent Johnson

He started out in radio at WFHB and now serves as the jazz director for WFIU. Like many young people, David Brent Johnson stumbled and fumbled through life upon reaching adulthood. He discovered jazz in his twenties, what he calls his “light on the road to Damascus” moment. Then, he and a partner produced an Americana music show for WFHB, …

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Eco Feature – June 14, 2018

This week, WFHB correspondent Norm Holy talks with Indiana University Biologist Dr. Richard Phillips about the Forest Report, part of the recently published Climate Impact Assessments. This is Part I of a two part interview. The second part will air next week

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MCCSC Seeks Public Input in Wake of Racist Curriculum

The Monroe County Community School Corporation is looking to adopt new curriculums, in the wake of a racist handout. The school corporation is seeking public comment, after a racist handout was included in materials distributed to elementary school students, earlier this year. The handout included a suggested program meant to ‘simulate slavery,’ by using school children as actors. The Studies …

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Indiana Republicans Reaffirm ‘Marriage’ as Between Man and Woman

State Republicans gathered in Evansville for their party convention, last Friday. Among the party platform items that were up for deliberation at the convention, was the question of the definition of marriage. Currently, the Indiana Republican Party includes a definition of marriage as the union between a man and a woman. Convention Delegates re-affirmed that definition, on Friday. The definition …

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Daily Local News – June 13, 2018.

Indiana Republicans reaffirmed ‘marriage’ as the union between a man and a woman, during their state convention, on Friday; MCCSC is looking to adopt new curricula for its middle and high schools students, after racist materials in the district’s elementary schools Social Studies curriculum generated controversy, earlier this year; Monroe County and the City of Bloomington are working on how best to …

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Indiana DNR Using Old-Growth Forests as ‘Commodity Crops’

Over the last year, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources logged several state forests areas. During the process, they also clear-cut countless old growth trees. WFHB correspondent Jonah Chester sat down with Dr. Rae Schnapp, Conservation Director with the Indiana Forest Alliance, to discuss how these logging efforts are impacting Indiana’s woodland ecosystem.

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