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WFHB Local News – February 1st, 2024

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, February 1st, 2024. Later in the program, we have Part Two of the latest edition of Prescription for Healthcare, where we welcomed Dr. Michael Hicks, Distinguished Professor of Economics and Business Research and Director of the Center for Business & Economic Research at Ball State University. More in the bottom half of …

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Civic Conversations – Dr. Michael Hicks

This month, we welcomed Dr. Michael Hicks, Distinguished Professor of Economics and Business Research and Director of Center Business Economic Research at Ball State University. His work has appeared not only in scholarly sources but also in such publications and media as Rolling Stone, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, NPR, and Fox Business News. Dr. Hicks joined us …

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Civic Conversations – Women in Politics

We present the March Edition of Civic Conversations, a podcast collaboration with WFHB and the League of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County. In today’s show, host Jim Allison speaks with Nicole Browne, Monroe County Clerk, about women in politics. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots, citizen-led organization that has fought since 1920 to improve our government and …

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The Bicentennial Journal – The 19th Century Club

In this episode of The Bicentennial Journal, Janet Anderson tells about the 19th century club.  Started as a reading club, the group became the Local Council of Women. They founded the hospital and later the library. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. More information about Monroe County’s Bicentennial is available on their website. …

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Rise To Run Fosters Young Women’s Political Aspirations

Rise to Run is a national organization working at the grass roots level to install confidence and skill in young women with political aspirations. The organization’s local branch held an information session last week that drew a crowd of 45 women in a range of ages. WFHB Assistant News Director Sarah Vaughan attended last week’s session, and talked with a …

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