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Mayoral Candidate Kerry Thomson

She moved to Bloomington in 1997 and quickly established herself as a player in the city. As CEO of the local Habitat for Humanity operation, Thomson gained firsthand experience in housing, capital development, and the interplay between government offices and constituents. She’s been the executive director of Indiana University’s Center for Rural Engagement since 2018 and now hopes to win …

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Voices in the Street – Valentine’s Day 2023

February holds the holiday of Valentine’s Day, a holiday that is celebrated by many in and in many different ways. This month, Youth Radio took to the streets to ask the residents of Bloomington their thoughts on Valentine’s day past, present, and future.   All interviews conducted by Marty Abaddi Produced and edited by Miles Petro and Wilder Mouton

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Rally in Support of Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders: Recap by Student Organizers

Welcome to the 73rd episode of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio. Hearabouts is produced by Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center in collaboration with WFHB. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community, and shared assumptions. This episode is produced by Joanna Kung, Ming Wang, and Belle Chatpunnarangsee. In this episode, we asked Katelyn Wu, Audrey Lee, and Parnasi Bandyopadhyay to share …

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Lawyers, Schools, and Access A History of Special Education in the United States Part II:Beattie,Goldman,and Early Victories for Special Education

Good evening, I’m Abe Shapiro and this is a special edition of Disabulletin. Tonight, we continue our report: Lawyers, Schools, and Access: A History of Special Education in the United States as part of our coverage of the recent Supreme Court Special Education Case Perez V Sturgis School District, which will be decided by the end of the court’s term …

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Hola Bloomington- February 17, 2023

Josefa Madrigal, entrevista a coach de salud, Diana Rojas.  Coach Diana Rojas nos dice sobre los principios básicos para una buena nutrición.  Escuche sobre las recomendaciones cuando se trata de tener una vida saludable.  Escuche de los tipos de alimentos que debería alejarse y entérese del porciento de comida que deberíamos consumir.  Por cuestión a nuestra vida ocupada, coach Diana …

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February 17, 2023: Policing Sex

This we continue our conversation between Micol Seigel and Anne Gray Fischer about her recent book, The Streets Belong to Us: Sex, Race, and Police Power from Segregation to Gentrification, an account of gender and sexuality’s crucial role in the history and exercise of police power. [ Here are our previous episodes ] with Anne Gray Fischer on the book

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LWV-BMC Civic Conversations Talks to the Indiana Citizens Climate Lobby

In February 2023, Civic Conversations Podcast welcomed Marcia Veldman, the Indiana State Co-Coordinator for the Citizen’s Climate Lobby. In the podcast, Marcia shares the origin story of Citizen’s Climate Lobby, an organization with 450 US chapters and 150 international chapters. The Citizen’s Climate Lobby strongly advocates the carbon tax dividend. Because they don’t believe those dumping pollution into our environment …

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WFHB and Limestone Post Launch “Deep Dive” on Wednesday February 15th

Tune in on Wednesday evenings at 5 p.m. for weekly installments of “DEEP DIVE: WFHB AND LIMESTONE POST INVESTIGATE,” where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County.  The two non-profit organizations are partnering up to multiply their resources in order to be able to cover local stories more in-depth than …

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Saturday’s Child with Russian Cowboy February 11, 2023

WFHB  welcomes Russian Cowboy to Saturday’s Child on February 11, from 11 AM to noon for a pulsating performance of punk-country fusion and unique Americana music. Listen on air or join our audience free of charge, in the Monroe County History Center, and check out the WFHB  30th anniversary display while you’re there on the corner of 6th and Washington …

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Bring It On! – February 13, 2023: Sheriff Ruben Martè

On today’s edition of Bring It On!, guest hosts Liz Mitchell and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Martè and Monroe County Councilor and co-member of the Community Justice Reform Committee Jennifer Crossly. Although being sworn in as Sheriff for just a little over a month, two incidents have already occurred within the Monroe County Jail. …

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