He dreamed for years of opening an independent bookstore in Bloomington. Finally, in 1996, he realized his dream. Within five years two national bookstore chains opened locations near his and he was out of business. Now that the big box stores are gone, Rick Morgenstern is back in business with a new bookshop/cafe/events center on the East Side. [Hosts Michael …

HEADLINES While intense heat waves and wildfires scorch the Western U.S. and freak rainstorms spawn massive floods in Europe and China, the weather in central Indiana has been fairly tame so far this year. —Norm Holy As the country decides how hard it wants to fight climate change, Midwestern states have become battlegrounds for the nation’s energy future, according to …

The opposition was strong. Over 110 organizations and individuals signed and delivered a letter to the Governor’s office requesting a veto. The signers represented all parts of Indiana and multiple forms of environmental organizations. However, despite the unprecedented amount of opposition, on April 29th, Governor Eric Holcomb signed Senate Bill 389, which reduces the amount of wetlands in the state …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, August 18th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Kade Young speaks with Executive Director of New Hope for Families Emily Pike about a new homeless shelter and child care center, which is set to be completed by the end of this year. That’s coming up in today’s feature report. Also coming …

New Hope for Families raised $3.9 million to help build a new homeless shelter and child care center. About 40 percent of people experiencing homelessness in Monroe County are families with children, says the organization’s executive director, Emily Pike. “Those people don’t tend to be very visible,” she said. “Those families are afraid of being separated from their children.” Over …

Tune in Saturday August 14 at 11 am for Saturday’s Child with Tim JW Baker. Tim JW Baker has lived in Bloomington for 15 years working as a carpenter and musician. He’s played in many bands over the years including : Carpenter and Clerk, Chainsaw Mondays, SoundR LampN, John Dehner and the Enthusiast, The Merrie Sloan Band, and 220 Breakers. …

With the IPCC’s most recent report clanging “Code Red for Humanity” we revisit our show with Jason Moore, author of Capitalism in the Web of Life, from December 2019…it’s only gotten, and will continue getting, worse. Interchange – Disorganizing Nature: On the Capitalocene with Jason Moore “Moore’s writing is that of a sincere, discerning and formidable critic of ecological and …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, August 17th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB Producer Michael Glab speaks with Dave Askins of the B-Square Bulletin, during an excerpt from Big Talk – a one-on-one interview program with different guests each week, learning about their lives, their hopes, and their accomplishments. In today’s excerpt, Askins discusses, independent journalism here …

Today’s show focuses on the controversies surrounding  COVID-19 vaccinations and mandatory masking policies within schools. There has been increasing attention on this issue with the recent rapid spread of  Delta variant within the United States which has caused rising hospitalizations mostly among the unvaccinated.  To tackle this issue hosts Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell speak with Dr. Jeff Hauswald, the …

Today’s show focuses on the legal woes of former POTUS Donald J. Trump and those in his MAGA (Make America Great Again) nation. Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea are joined by USMC Retired Major General Craig Timberlake and IU Constitutional Professor Joseph Hoffman to discuss the current state of the MAGA nation. A laundry list of current discussion topics …