From May 31 to June 3, the Working Class Studies Association held their annual conference at Indiana University. Each day, there were several rounds of panels and speakers. On June 3, the closing plenary speaker Kim Moody spoke to the present and possible futures of labor movement in the U.S. He touched on many sides of the issue, including surveillance, …
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Better Beware – You’re At Risk
Massive data breaches have leaked detailed information on all American voters, and the info can be used against anyone, anytime.
Read More »Local Residents Recognize One-Year Anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub Attack
This past weekend local residents gathered to recognize the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub attack. WFHB correspondent Arjun Balasundaram was on hand for the event and he brings us this story for today’s WFHB community report.
Read More »Bring It On! – June 26, 2017
PART ONE Hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright lead a round table about the acquittal of Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez, plagiarism allegations against Sheriff David Clarke, the Bill Cosby mistrial, and the appointment of President Trump’s wedding planner to head up a Housing and Urban Development branch. Guests are Justin Crossley and Eric Love. PART TWO Headline news of …
Read More »MCCSC Unpaid Lunch Debt Policy Raises Concerns
Concerns about the way Monroe County Community Schools collect unpaid lunch debts is prompting some community members to voice their discomfort at tonight’s school board meeting. The federal school lunch program now requires school districts to formalize in writing the policies they have to collect unpaid lunch debt from students whose account balances are negative. Policy 8500 is MCCSC’s formalization …
Read More »Interchange – The Strange Life of Work: Kathi Weeks
Our program today is about the problem of work. In “Life Without Principle” Henry David Thoreau, our great American guide to “getting a life,” wrote of Those slight labors which afford me a livelihood…are as yet commonly a pleasure to me, and I am not often reminded that they are a necessity. So far I am successful. But I foresee …
Read More »Daily Local News – June 26, 2017
The Bloomington Police Department reported last week that 10 drug overdose cases occurred in the city within 24 hours. Numbers released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development show Indiana leading the Midwest in low joblessness numbers. Plans are in the works for a new performing arts center in Nashville, Indiana. Bloomington’s Department of Economic & Sustainable Development, in collaboration …
Read More »Matlock Heights Merits Historic Designation
The Matlock Heights Neighborhood has received a historic designation from the Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission. It’s the first neighborhood of Mid-Century Modern homes in the State of Indiana to receive this classification.
Read More »Local Live – Blood Red Moon
Blood Red Moon (Jared Spoonmore and Jay Hayse) play apocalyptic, metal-influenced, acoustic rock. The two are from Bedford and have been playing together since the age of 13. They are looking to complete their ensemble with a drummer and perhaps a move to electrical instruments. In the meantime, they are managing a fairly wicked message of doom with their current …
Read More »Hola Bloomigton June 23, 2017
Locutora Luz Lopez y Melanie Oben entrevistan al Pastor Erick Gutierrez de la Iglesia Hispana Sherwood Oaks Hosts Luz Lopez and Melanie Oben interviews Pastor Erick Gutierres from the Sherwood Oaks Church
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