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City Removing Asbestos, Mercury From Decommissioned Griffy Plant

The City of Bloomington Utilities department continues to work on removing mercury and asbestos at the decommissioned Griffy Lake treatment plant. Last night, the Utilities Service Board approved a $187,000 amendment to its existing contract with V.E.T. Environmental Engineering. The original contract was to handle the plant’s demolition. The amendment is meant to fast track the contamination cleanup. CBU already …

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Daily Local News – August 7, 2018

Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies shot and killed a man this morning; As students in the Monroe County Community School Corporation go back to school tomorrow, they’re required to obtain Hepatitis A immunizations; The City of Bloomington Utilities department continues to work on removing mercury and asbestos at the decommissioned Griffy Lake treatment plant; The Utilities Service Board approved a $3 million …

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The Bicentennial Journal – Dan Combs: Perry Township, Pt. 2

Perry Township is a three-part edition of The Bicentennial Journal. Perry Township Trustee Dan Combs tells the history of how townships came to be, and what a township trustee did historically, and the continuing tasks of the township trustee today. In Part Two, Combs about the more than 1,000 townships across the state. Townships in Indiana began when the state …

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Bring It On! – August 6, 2018

William Hosea and Jim Sims welcome Daniel Baron, Jordan Shifriss, Maria Hamilton-Abegunde, and Pamela Jackson PART ONE On tonight’s show, William and Jim are joined by Daniel Baron, Jordan Shifriss, Maria Hamilton-Abegunde, and Pamela Jackson, members of the Bloomington Noah’s Ark design team. They join us to help shed some light on a unique journey of discovery they all started …

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State to Implement Online Sales Tax

The Indiana Department of Revenue is implementing an online sales tax, starting this Fall. Products purchased from out-of-state sellers online will soon be charged the state’s seven percent sales tax. The Indiana Department of Revenue plans to begin enforcing the 2017 online sales tax law on October 1, according to the Northwest Indiana Times. Passed last year, the law will …

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Daily Local News – August 6, 2018

The Indiana Department of Revenue is implementing an online sales tax, starting this Fall; On Friday, an Indiana judge approved an injunction, allowing a transgender student to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with; An Indiana lawmaker is in hot water, after doubting the existence of racism in a three-year old conversation on social media; The Monroe County …

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Inside Outdoors – August 4, 2018

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Current weather in August, Don calls in, Lake Monroe level and temperature, driving 37 is a no no… go through Gosport or Spencer to 67 if needed, Lazy Days in Gosport this week, opening windows at home with the cooler weather, seasons changing, driving to Yellowstone, fishing in Montana above …

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Hola Bloomington-August 03,2018

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Locutora Minerva Sosa entrevista a Rosse Mary Arias y Olga Madrigal sobre los habitos de comer saludable y beneficios. Host Minerva Sosa interviews Rosse Mary Arias and Olga Madrigal talk about healthy eating habits and its benefits.

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August 3, 2018: Strike Season

As we approach the August 21st launch of the national prison strike, Kite Line is focusing on the historic and recent precedents for the current prisoners’ movement.  This strike, called by Jailhouse Lawyers Speak along with a growing coalition of grassroots prisoners’ groups, is grounded in four decades of organizing, symbolized by George Jackson’s state assassination in 1971 and the …

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Artist, Feminist: Feliz Çiçek

Feliz Çiçek was born in the ancient land near the Black Sea in what is now known as Turkey that gave rise to the Amazons of Greek myth. Filiz hails from a family of female poets and musicians. She has combined the traditions of strong women and creative, imaginative ones to become an international advocate for females in the arts. …

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