Lazaro Oliva is the Head Researcher for the Cultural Policies Studies Group at the Cuban Institute for Cultural Research, in Havana Cuba. In a whirlwind tour of the United States, he has stopped through Bloomington to meet with colleagues at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Indiana University and to meet with members of Bloomington’s Cubamastad group. …

One year ago, John Gregg announced that he would enter the race for Governor of Indiana. The former state representative served in the statehouse from 1986 to 2002 and during that time was elected to serve as Speaker of House from 1996 to 2002. He also served as Democratic Majority Leader from 1990 to 1994. In 2002, Gregg retired from …

For those of us who will not be around 105 years from now, this is our last chance to see the planet Venus pass between earth and the sun. The astronomical phenomenon occurs on a repeating pattern every 243 years. When it does occur, it happens in pairs in relatively quick succession – the last transit of Venus was in …

This week on Interchange, host Ryan Dawes speaks with the winner of the 9th District Congressional Primary, Shelli Yoder, who will face Representative Todd Young in general election in November.  In this interview, Yoder voices her opinion on Health Care Reform, the Paycheck Fairness Act, and access to contraception.  She also recounts her history growing up in Southern Indiana and …

In recent months IU students have protested the rising cost of higher education many times, once going so far as to temporarily shut down an IU Board of Trustees meeting. They joined students at universities throughout the country – most famously at University of California campuses – in resisting rising tuition and fees in the face of government cutbacks and …

Yesterday, Monroe County Commissioner Mark Stoops announced his candidacy yesterday for the State Senate District 40 seat. The seat has been left open following Vi Simpson’s move to capture the position of Lt. Governor of Indiana. A local Democratic caucus will be held to determine Vi Simpson’s successor to face a Republican candidate in November. In this WFHB Feature exclusive …

Indiana artist John D. Shearer won his battle over a rare form of brain cancer. His multi-media show “I’m Too Young For This @#!%” and its accompanying documentary profile a man on the verge of insanity. Correspondent Jackson Caldwell talks to Shearer about his struggle and the public event in a WFHB feature exclusive.

The Board of Trustees at the Monroe County Community School Corporation announced plans last week to publicly protest the trend toward high-stakes testing in Indiana. As students, teachers and entire schools are increasingly threatened with repercussions for doing poorly on standardized tests, the School Board is asking the state legislature to reconsider some of its recent decisions regarding public education. …

In 1992, Mark Haggarty had a “Stop the Highway” sign in his front yard. Two decades later, the highway is planned to cut through his land. Station reporter David Murphy spoke with Haggarty about the people planning I-69 – and the people fighting it – for this WFHB exclusive feature.

The Jewish Theatre of Bloomington will be showing Brooklyn Boy, a play written by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies. Tickets are available at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre Box Office or online at bctboxoffice.com. The show will be played at the Bloomington Playwrights Project, 107 West 9th Street, on June 9th, 14th, and 16th at 7:30 PM and June 10th at …