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HEADLINES All Stories by Norm Holy With the legislature in session, there are many bills that will impact the quality of life in Indiana. Will the legislature address real problems, or will special interests dominate again this year? A nationwide comparison of electric utility performance by an Illinois consumer advocacy group found that customers in states that are heavily reliant …

There’s a sneaky scam going around lately that tries to fool customers of Amazon, Inc., the world’s largest marketplace. That probably includes you — so watch out!

When the 2021 legislative session began, more than 75 bills related to the environment had been filed in Indiana’s General Assembly. But as the session passes its halfway point, more than two-thirds of those bills are now dead. —Norm Holy Radio station WBIW reports a new project will focus on assessing, protecting and improving water quality for the Lower Salt …

For the last decade, the DNR has allowed logging during the summer because they had been given the OK from the U.S. Forest Service, or USFS, that there were no bats roosting in the area to be logged. This was the ruling even when bats were caught in mist nets in the area. —Norm Holy  Several members of the House …

Today we look at the local effects of COVID-19 in and around the major cities of Italy and then we’ll widen our view to try to see the socio-political impacts of governmentality in the face of a crisis like a pandemic. Using both lenses we hope to find a focus that often escapes us when confronting the global and seemingly …

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb gave his State of the State Address, last night; MCCSC Board member Cathy Fuentes Rohrer resigned as Board Secretary; The Monroe County Health Department is expected to receive $170,000 in federal grant funding for disease intervention. FEATURE Jennifer Crossley was sworn in on Sunday as the first person of color to lead the Monroe County Democratic Party. …

The “smart home” and various “smart” devices offer unprecedented convenience, but the cost can easily be a loss of privacy and security. Are they too new to be trusted? Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.  

Product ratings and reviews are hugely effective for online sellers, and very important to internet buyers, but way too many are really fakes. Here’s how to tell the difference. Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

Congress passed a bill to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic yesterday; The Indiana University Office of Parking Operations impounded over 150 electric scooters since the arrival of rental services such as Lime and Bird in Bloomington; A 600-bedroom apartment complex proposed for Bloomington’s east side continues to receive scrutiny from both the city and area residents; The City of Bloomington will soon be …

In the book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, Yahweh rejects the grain offering of the farmer, Cain, while accepting the flesh offering of his brother, the shepherd Abel. Cain, wounded by this rejection, murders his brother. The consequence is banishment to the Land of Nod, which appears to be more a state of being than an actual place–Nod being …