Today, Melanie interviews Mitch Teplitsky, a documentarian working on a project about Spencer Pride! He is also the Marketing Director of Morgenstern Books in Bloomington and they talked about some of the programming coming up in the next week including Spencer Pride‘s BANNED Book Club as well as the upcoming Author Talk with Jonathan Balash interviewing Jim Fielding about his …
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This week, we are all back in the house!!! Justin and Kal and Melanie were visited by Judi Epp, Lucie Mathieu, and their grandson, Truman, all the way from Spencer to talk about the news and Spencer Pride’s goings on. > Saturday, the 5th of August @ 11am, is the Health and Wellness event: Hoosiers Need Health Insurance. Come by …
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Melanie talks about a post that has been shared with false information and racist tropes regarding her ex who was murdered while on duty as a post officer back in April. We discuss a recent Facebook post from the Morals of America page, which is calling for any authorities “to ensure than no pedophilia activity and absolutely no harm will …
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“This will be the largest footprint from Spencer Pride.” Following a recent change to an ordinance by the Owen County Commissioners, events can no longer be held on the courthouse lawn, nor can events utilize courthouse facilities. Fortunately, the city of Spencer owns the rest of the city, so Spencer Pride will be moving “Into The Streets”. On this episode …
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The Owen County Commissioners passed an ordinance that made it harder to host special events on county property. News Director Kade Young talked to the President of Spencer Pride, an LGBTQ organization that now has to change the location of its annual festival. After the commissioners made revisions and improved the language of the special events ordinance, it passed with …
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President Donald Trump Impeached, Indiana Representatives Vote Along Party Lines: On Wednesday evening, President Donald J. Trump became the third president in history to be impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives. The House used two articles to defend their impeachment of President Trump. Among the two articles included Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress. The House voted 230-197 …
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This week in Spencer, Indiana, Owen County Commissioners voted on a proposed ordinance that will outlaw events in and on the lawn of the Courthouse entirely. It all started with a complaint was made to the Owen County Commissioners to outlaw events that might be considered “lewd” or inappropriate for children, in what appeared to be a complaint against Spencer …
Read More »The Owen County Board of Commissioners are now reconsidering a proposed amendment that would make it harder to host special events on Owen County property. Perhaps the event that would be affected most, is the annual Spencer Pride Festival. The county commissioners decided to propose an amendment to the ordinance after a form letter they received from an online Facebook …
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Welcome back to another week of news updates and conversation! This episode we talk election results. We also have an update about Spencer Pride’s struggle to stay on the courthouse lawn, as groups have approached Owen County with complaints about Pride’s presence in Spencer. Music this week comes from M83’s new album. Credits: Hosted by Melanie Davis, Ireland Meacham, and …
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Last Saturday, Iris Youth Group hosted Spencer’s Big Gay Prom for students in the area who could not attend their own high school proms with same-sex dates due to school policies. Tonight we have Judi Epp from Spencer Pride along with Sophie and Gannon, two students who attended and helped host the event, to talk about how it went. Music …
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