The preliminarily adopted Terrestrial Invasive Plants Rule is moving toward final adoption by the State of Indiana. One step in the approval process is the public comment period, which culminates in a public hearing on Wednesday, December 19th. WFHB Assistant News Director Sarah Vaughan reports.  

The community of Dale, Indiana, spoke up at an Indiana Department of Environmental Management hearing, last week. Spencer County community members voiced their concerns over a proposed coal-to-diesel plant by Riverview Energy.  The plant, if permitted, would be built outside of the small farming town of Dale.  Our thanks to WFHB Contributor Mia Beach, for gathering audio from the IDEM meeting. 

The city of Bloomington is selling bonds to raise money for Mayor John Hamilton’s Parks initiative. The major infrastructure project, which is estimated to cost around $10 million, would include extending the B-line bicycle and commuter pathway to the city’s east side. The proposal also calls for the planting of 14 hundred trees, and the establishment of beautification ‘gateways’ for …

In the 34-minute-long speech, in which the democratic senator recounted several personal anecdotes, the central theme of senator Donnelly’s speech was a call to unity in the senate to meet the challenges facing the country. Donnelly recounted some of his accomplishments, during his four year term in the Senate. The outgoing Democratic Senator also talked about his big advocacy role …

The Monroe County Council has requested more time for public comment on a logging and controlled burn project planned for the Hoosier National Forest. The project spans parts of Jackson and Lawrence Counties, and could impact water quality at Lake Monroe. Speaking in the council’s meeting yesterday, County Council President Shelli Yoder said she has stressed the importance of adequate …

The city of Bloomington is selling bonds to raise money for Mayor John Hamilton’s Parks initiative; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has accepted the resignation of the state’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director, Jim Brown; The budget will be tight for January’s upcoming session of the Indiana Legislature, that’s according to Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma; The Monroe County Council has …

Next time on Interchange, For Love of Money: or Libertarian Intellectuals. In his new book, Capitalism Vs Freedom, Rob Larson puts on display the words of such deep thinkers as Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek, Ludwig von Mises, and Ayn Rand in order to expose them as simply a defense of cruel power systems. Intellectuals such as these once supported slavery, the …

Our countdown to the Holidays is a list of the most common and most dangerous scams that infest our lives this time of year. Half of ’em this week, and half the next!Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

The Bloomington Common Council is expected to take up the bond funding measures for two downtown parking garages in its meeting, tomorrow night. City of Bloomington administrators seem set on replacing the downtown Fourth Street parking garage, but some city council members are revisiting the idea of repairing the garage. Members of the city council have been working with city …

The title of our show, “Just a Spoonful of America – Prescribing American Studies to Fight Fascism,” might be more than a little ironic given that fascism currently stands astride the planet once again. Perhaps our music tonight would offer a better chance at a cure. It comes from James Booker’s album Let’s Make a Better World! Live in Leipzig, …