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Lil BUB’s Lil Show, Episode 14: Benefits of positive reinforcement and socialization + issues with declawing

Emily Herr, Outreach Coordinator with the City of Bloomington Animal Shelter, joins us to discuss the significance of using positive reinforcement (rather than aversive tools) to train animals, as well as the importance of early socialization. Herr also explains how declawing can cause both physical and behavioral concerns in cats. — Lil BUB’s Lil Show is a co-production of WFHB and …

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Deep Dive: Housing Crisis (Part I)

This is the first installment of Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigative where we look into issues regarding health, housing, and the environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. This month we are looking into the housing crisis, next month we will address possible solutions. The housing crisis we face is complex but can be broken down into …

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WFHB Local News – February 14th, 2023

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, February 14th, 2023. Later in the program, Big Talk producer Michael Glab invited all candidates for the City of Bloomington’s 2023 mayoral race to appear on the program in weekly installments. Today, we’ll hear from City Council Member and Mayoral Candidate Susan Sandberg. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in …

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WFHB and Limestone Post Launch “Deep Dive” on Wednesday February 15th

Tune in on Wednesday evenings at 5 p.m. for weekly installments of “DEEP DIVE: WFHB AND LIMESTONE POST INVESTIGATE,” where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County.  The two non-profit organizations are partnering up to multiply their resources in order to be able to cover local stories more in-depth than …

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WFHB Local News – February 13th, 2023

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, February 13th, 2023. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Dr. Joel Fuhrman, best selling author and renowned physician specializing in preventative nutrition and natural healing. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Activate – narratives from people making positive change …

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Eco Report – February 10, 2023

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HEADLINES IndyStar reports that every year when the list of new bills for the Indiana legislative session posts, Hoosiers may feel dizzy with deja vu. —Norm Holy The House Environmental Affairs Committee: 200 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN  46204. You are encouraged to write to them expressing your desire to see changes in Indiana regarding the environment and climate change. …

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February 10, 2023: We Understand Each Other- Resistance at the Norhwest Detention Center

We start this week’s episode with our monthly round up of prison protests and disturbances, compiled by Perilous Chronicle. After that, we share an Interview with Maru Moro Villalpando of La Resistencia, a project that organizes against the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington. Once again, prisoners within the detention center have gone on hunger strike, and Maru returns to …

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Lawyers, Schools, and Access A History of Special Education in the United States Part I:Watson,Beattie,and exclusion

Good evening, I’m Abe Shapiro and this is Disabulletin, where we cover the top stories impacting the disability community across the country and around the world. Tonight, we begin the first leg of an adventure covering the history of Special Education Law in the United States. This is the next chapter in Disabulletin’s continuing coverage of the recent Supreme Court …

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Indiana GOP Gets an Early Start at Senate Vacancy for 2024 Election

“We have a lot of politics in Indiana heading into the 2024 cycle,” said Representative Jim Banks and senate candidate. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb was first elected in 2016, taking his spot in the Indiana State House after former Governor Mike Pence left to take on Washington D.C. as Vice President during the Trump Administration. With his second term ending …

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WFHB Local News – February 6th, 2023

 This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, February 6th, 2022. Later in the program, we have Activate – narratives from people making positive change – done in collaboration with the Bloomington Volunteer Network. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have some recent prison related news and announcements from the producers of …

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