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Eco Report – January 31st, 2019

In this week’s radio rundown of ecological news, WFHB’s Glenn and Linda Lightner report on The Habitat Network, an online resource housed at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology which is  coming to an end on January 31 ,2019. Also in this week’s news stories three North Atlantic right whale calves have been born so far this calving season unlike last year where …

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Voices In The Street – Gun Legislation

In our modern-day society, the theme of gun control is often debated by citizens and politicians due to the growing rate of mass shootings in our country. Public outcry regarding gun control has greatly increased in the recent years. Voices in The Street went out to ask area listeners how they feel about gun legislation and whether they own guns.

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Daily Local News – January 30, 2019

The design firm selected to expand the Monroe Convention Center said they’re working to ensure public input is part of the process; Layoffs have begun at The Herald-Times of Bloomington; Indiana Sen. (R- Lawrenceberg) Chip Perfect stepped back from his initial effort to revise state child labor laws. FEATURE Area service providers in Bloomington officially signed a letter in support of the …

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Bloomington, Local Agencies Support Hate Crimes Bill

Area service providers in Bloomington signed a letter, supporting a state-wide push to pass hate crimes legislation, this morning. Indiana is one of five states without state hate crimes laws. Any time a hate crime is suspected, federal agencies determine if the violation qualifies as a hate crime. After a Carmel synagogue was vandalized with swastika and other Nazi graffiti …

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Civil Rights Episode, Part Two

Welcome to Part Two of our Civil Rights Episode of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio! Hearabouts is produced by WFHB and Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community and shared assumptions. On today’s episode, we have Abby Ang, activist and doctoral student in Indiana University’s English Department. Ang speaks on her political activist work …

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Better Beware – Big Brother’s Cars

Automobiles may be getting too smart for your own good. New gadgets will monitor drivers – and passengers – and report what they’re doing over the internet. Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

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Daily Local News – January 29, 2019

Schools across Indiana and much of the Midwest are cancelling classes, as temperatures drop into dangerous territory; An Indiana lawmaker’s efforts to eliminate the state’s child labor laws have raised conflict of interest concerns; The Herald-Times of Bloomington is among 8 Indiana newspapers sold to Gatehouse Media; A hike in storm-water fees proposed by the City of Bloomington Utilities Department could get even …

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