Civic Conversations

Welcome to the February edition of Civic Conversations – a podcast collaboration between the League of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County and the WFHB Local News. Today’s guest is Susan Williams, Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law at the IU Mauer School of Law and Director for Center for Constitutional Democracy. Our topic is gender equality. “There are three parts …

The League of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County brings you the latest installment of its podcast on the WFHB Local News – Civic Conversations. Today’s episode revolves around disinformation and features our guest, Professor Betsi Grabe of the IU Media School. Professor Grabe says disinformation can be used as an umbrella term for false information, but she adds that an …

Welcome to the latest installment of Civic Conversations, a podcast brought to you in collaboration with the League of Women Voters Bloomington-Monroe County and WFHB. In today’s program, host Jim Allison speaks with Sheila Kennedy, Professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI and former executive director of the Indiana chapter of ACLU. Professor Kennedy discusses the …

We present this month’s edition of Civic Conversations – a podcast brought to you by the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County in collaboration with the WFHB Local News. Today’s episode focuses on a review of the 2020 election. You will hear host Jim Allison’s interview with Julia Vaughn, Policy Director for Common Cause Indiana. Groups like …

With Election Day only two weeks away – we present the latest edition of the League of Women Voters’ podcast – Civic Conversations. This month’s program focuses on elections. Host Jim Allison talks to Karen Wheeler, election supervisor for Monroe County Election Central. You can hear Civic Conversations every month on the WFHB Local News.

Welcome to the second installment of our podcast series from the League of Women Voters titled “Civic Conversations.”  In today’s segment, host Jim Allison talks to guest George Hegeman, professor emeritus of microbiology at Indiana University. Hegeman is a long time advocate and member of the League of Women Voters Redistricting Committee.  The topic today is gerrymandering. Listen to find …

The League of Women Voters of Bloomington – Monroe County’s Ann Birch and George Hegeman talk about the fascinating history of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The push for women’s suffrage dates back to the Civil War, but by August 18, 1920, 35 states had the 19th Amendment, eight states had rejected it, and five had …

In this week’s episode, Betty Greenwell and Jim Allison talk about voting districts, representative districting, early voting. Prospective voters can visit indianavoters.in.gov to request an early voting application, or you can call or visit Election Central, in Bloomington. A Minute of Civics is produced by WFHB in support of the League of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County, a non-partisan organization. …

In this week’s episode, Ann Birch and George Hegeman talk about registering to vote, absentee voting and early voting. Prospective voters can visit indianavoters.in.gov to request an early voting application, or you can call or visit Election Central, in Bloomington. Absentee ballots must be received by October 29, for the November 6 election. Early voting begins on October 10. A …

In this episode of The Bicentennial Journal, Scott Emery, a volunteer with the Monroe County History Center Cemetery Committee, tells the story of the Blair Cemetery, in Van Buren Township.  The cemetery consists of one headstone, that of one-year old Carlyle Blair, son of Marion and Hester Blair.  Marion Blair was a well regarded artist who painted a portrait of …