The Indiana Department of Transportation will close Highway 37 ramps at the Walnut Street interchange tomorrow; Indiana motorists are paying 10 cents more for gas than they were a year ago; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced his plans yesterday to spend an additional 1 billion dollars on infrastructure projects across the state; Fall Midterm elections take place nine weeks from today; Over half of …

The Boston Gazette coined the term “gerrymandering,” in 1812, after then-Governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry. As League of Women Voter of Bloomington-Monroe County President Ann Birch explains, Gerry infamously signed a bill that redistricted the state, creating a political district map that was so curvy and complex that people said it looked like a giant salamander—a Gerrymander! A Minute of Civics …

Our emergency services are being slowed down by way too many people who use the famous emergency number for the wrong reasons… some are funny, but this is not funny. Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

In a world built on violence, one must be a revolutionary before one can be a pacifist; in such a world a non-revolutionary pacifist is a contradiction in terms, a monstrosity.* A.J. Muste was referred to throughout the world as the “American Gandhi,” and he’s probably best known, if at all, for his leadership of the peace movement in the …

On Labor Day weekend, Rev. Forrest Gilmore drove to Madison, Indiana. Gilmore and Bloomington residents spent their Saturday with hundreds of counter-protesters, including members of the American Indian Movement, at Ku Klux Klan counter-protests during a cookout. Gilmore said the KKK “kookout” was attended by a little over a dozen members and supporters, who were separated from counter-protesters by chain-link fences …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Rich introduces his daughter Julia who is visiting for Labor day weekend. She worked in Yosemite, CA for many years and now works in Washington, DC., water quality on Lake Monroe… more discussion, news about how to treat and purify your water, bear hunts for grizzly’s in Montana stopped, Julia …

The largest freshman class in Indiana University’s nearly 200-year-old history enrolled at IU campuses statewide, this Fall. According to a press release from IU, freshmen enrollment across the seven IU campuses is larger than it’s ever been before, with a record-setting 15,900 students. In addition to being the largest incoming class in IU’s history, incoming students will join a more …

Property annexations by the Town of Ellettsville have the Monroe County Election Board questioning whether to redraw some precinct boundaries; Requests for public safety funds from five Monroe County township fire departments’ are moving forward; More students are now enrolled at Indiana University than ever before; President Trump was in Evansville on Thursday, last week. The President stumped for Indiana …

President Trump was in Evansville on Thursday, last week. The President stumped for Indiana Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun. The republican nominee will face incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly, in what is considered one of the nations most competitive races. During his speech, President Trump continued to criticize the news media, calling out the New York Times among other news …

In this episode of the Bicentennial Journal, architectural preservationist Cynthia Brubaker talks about the importance of limestone in Monroe County. Limestone in southern Indiana is unique in its building properties, and began as a family-based industry. Brubaker tells the history of the buildings around Bloomington’s Courthouse Square and other places in the United States using Indiana limestone in their construction. Support …