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DISABULLETIN:THE NATION’S FIRST ACCESSIBLE AMUSEMENT PARK

With summer beckoning, amusement park attendance is sure to rise, with the latest data collected from the Global Attractions Attendance Report finding a total of 140.5 Million visitors to North American Theme Parks in 2022. One of the primary concerns that has impacted and continues to impact the disability community regarding theme park access is a lack of access, even with …

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Bring It On! – April 15, 2024: Bo Petersen’s “Pieces of Me” – Her Family’s Life in Apartheid South Africa

On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Bo Peterson. Bo Petersen has been a successful professional actor, theatre director, dialogue coach, and voice-over artist for the past 45 years. Her experience is rich and varied. She has appeared on stage, television, radio, and film. While working as a dialogue coach, …

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WFHB Local News – April 15th, 2024

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 15th, 2024. Later in the program, WFHB News Correspondent Kelsey Pease provides a roundup of the latest Monroe County Board of Commissioners meeting. More in today’s headlines. That’s Michelle Moss, Bloomington Volunteer Network Coordinator, here to announce the 2024 winners of the Be More Awards. We celebrate people working for positive …

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Activate! “Be More” Awards

Bloomington is teeming with people working for positive change in our community. The annual Be More Awards celebrates them. The 2024 awards will be presented at 6:30pm on Thursday April 25 in a public event at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Bloomington Volunteer Network Coordinator Michelle Moss announces those winners in this special episode of Activate! Activate! is a partnership between WFHB …

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BloomingOUT – Nicki Seven / Chris / Bryce Greene on Jim Banks and Chaya Raichik

Part 2 of WFHB’s Nicki Seven and IU Senior Chris, this episode joined by Bryce Greene, in studio with Justin and Melanie discussing the surprise event at the IU Union with US Representative Jim Banks’ and Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik’s anti-woke terror tour. We venture further afield in this one, and talk about Wokenesss and things. Video of …

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Eco Report – April 12, 2024

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In this edition of Eco Report, Maggie Sullivan, Watershed Coordinator for the Friends of Lake Monroe, shares how healthy the lake is and how long it will survive.   Over the past few segments of EcoReport, we have been teaching you about the kinds of plastic and what they are used for. Many think that plastic can be recycled. Today, …

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MCPL Director Grier Carson

Named the director of the Monroe County Public Library system in May 2022, Grier Carson knew he’d face some daunting challenges. But he was surprised by the news he received when he woke up on January 15th this year, The brand new, award-winning Southwest branch building had suffered extensive damage thanks to an overnight flood. The facility has been closed …

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WFHB Local News – April 11th, 2024

 This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, April 11th, 2024. Later in the program, we have Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson gave her first State of the City …

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Prescription for Healthcare – Senator Shelli Yoder, “Legislative Update and Reproductive Rights” April, 2024

Welcome to Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana, broadcasting the second Thursday of every month as part of the Local News at 5:15 PM. This month we interview Indiana State Senator Shelli Yoder to talk about what the legislature has been doing regarding healthcare in Indiana, and especially contraception and …

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WFHB Local News – April 10th, 2024

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, April 10th, 2024. Later in the program, WFHB News spoke with Christina Avery and Haley Miller, two reporters from the Limestone Post magazine. Avery and Miller authored a two-part series on food insecurity for Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next …

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