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Bring It On! – December 12, 2022: S.W.A.G.G.E.R (Students Who Act Generously, Grow, and Earn Respect) Awards – Part I

The hosts of today’s edition of Bring It On! are Liz Mitchell and Clarence Boone. Earlier this fall the City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Children and Youth (CSCY) sought nominations for the 2022 SWAGGER (Students Who Act Generously, Grow, and Earn Respect) Awards. The successful nominee shall have taken action that enhances the lives around them through …

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Eco Report – December 9, 2022

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HEADLINES All Stories by Norm Holy The November 29th edition of The Herald-Times has a front-page story entitled “Why did First Presbyterian Church in Bloomington cut trees in Brown County”. The 23-acre property in question is near highway 46 on the way to Nashville and has been owned by the church for decades. In the November 28th edition of The …

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December 9, 2022: Care Not Cages

We turn our focus this week to a local struggle. Here in Bloomington Indiana, Monroe County Government is quickly moving forward with a proposal for a new $60+ million dollar jail to replace and expand the downtown jail. With little input from community members, consultants hired by the county have recommended jail expansion, and the county government has begun the …

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Anti-Semitism in Bloomington: A Larger Conversation

In September of 2022, an Indiana University student burned and vandalized a sacred Jewish object at a student’s home. The object in question, a mezuzah, symbolizes to the outside world the occupants’ relationship with God and their home as a Jewish household.  The article states the Bloomington Police have the suspect in custody, and if convicted, he’s facing a potential …

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Trashion Refashion: Nicki Stewart Ingersoll

She thought it might be fun but terribly scary to model in the 2017 Trashion ReFashion Rundway Show. She did it anyway and had the time of her life. Now, Nicki Stewart Ingersoll is a key member of the group of volunteers who put on the annual show featuring fashion designs made of recycled and retrieved materials or clothing that …

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Bring It On! – December 5, 2022: Trump & Current U.S. Democracy

This is a rebroadcast from October 3, 2022: Today’s host of Bring It On!, William Hosea speaks with IU Law School Constitutional Professor Joseph Hoffman about the state of U.S. democracy after the Trump presidency. In summary, today’s show is about a number of legal topics and issues related to former President Donald Trump and his supporters. Several of these …

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Prescription for Healthcare – Tracey Hutchings-Goetz and Hoosier Action, December 2022

Welcome to Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana, broadcasting the second Thursday of every month as part of the Local News at 5:20 PM. This month we interview Tracey Hutchings-Goetz, Communications Director for Hoosier Action, the grassroots activist organization. Hoosier Action is working to draw attention to the risk for …

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Eco Report – December 2, 2022

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HEADLINES All Stories By Norm Holy WFYI reports that the new executive director for the Hoosier Environmental Council hopes to tackle some big issues in his new role. Sam Carpenter said Indiana has several areas of concern when it comes to the environment. Since its accidental introduction near Detroit, Michigan, in the mid-1990s, emerald ash borer (EAB) has rapidly spread …

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December 2, 2022: Simply an Incarcerated Person Fighting to be Free

We start out with news about the recent execution of Kevin Johnson in Missouri, and a call to strike from Pennslyvania prisoners. Afterwards, we share an interview conducted by James Kilgore, who spoke with Albert Woodfox and Robert King of the Angola 3. After that, we will feature part of Kilgore’s interview with Sekou Kambui, a longtime New Afrikan political …

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Hola Bloomington- December 2, 2022

Josefa Madrigal entrevista a interprete y espcialista de registro de Bloomnigton Health, Marcela Sepúlveda, y a la trabajadora social, Lisa Robinson. Ellas mencionan el proceso del enrolamiento para obtener seguro medico. Nos dicen de la imiportancia de obtener un medico de cabezera. Marcela y Lisa nos dicen todos los servicios que se ofrece en la clinica HelathNet.   Josefa Madrigal …

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