The Monroe County Youth Services Bureau (YSB) and Building a Thriving Compassionate Community (BTCC) held their third annual Childhood Conditions Summit, on December 6. The summit brought together care-givers, service providers, community members, guardians, parents and children themselves to drive towards working across subjects and agencies. MC3, now in its third year, is meant to improve services and environments for …
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Internet applications can be used to track your children’s movements, finances, and whereabouts. Dangerous apps for your teenagers, on a new edition of our consumer watchdog segment, Better Beware! Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.
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In this episode of the Hijabi Diaries, Abi shares her updates from the field in her Ramadan Diaries 2018 (which you can also access on our website, www.hijabidiaries.com), which share what Ramadan is like for this hijabi, teacher, and mother of three. Also, we talk with Anna Maidi, our co-producer, about how motherhood changed Ramadan for her. Anna hasn’t observed …
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Indiana Senators Joe Donnelly and Todd Young praise President Trump for his North Korean summit; Uncertainty over global trade tariffs have Bloomington and Monroe County considering charging residents for recycling, for the first time; Richland Bean Blossom Community School Board approves Assistant Superintendent Jerry Sanders as Interim Superintendent of schools; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb will ask for $25 million in appropriations for …
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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced yesterday his plans to review and reform the state’s Department of Child Services. The Department of Child Services is struggling to cope with a dramatic increase in the number of children in need of services such as foster care and counseling. That’s due in large part to the opioid crisis, which is causing the agency’s …
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The Monroe County Community School Corporation is looking to adopt new curriculums, in the wake of a racist handout. The school corporation is seeking public comment, after a racist handout was included in materials distributed to elementary school students, earlier this year. The handout included a suggested program meant to ‘simulate slavery,’ by using school children as actors. The Studies …
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In this episode of the Bicentennial Journal, Monroe County Parks and Recreation’s Cathy Meyer conclude there discussion on the Karst Farm Park. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. More information about Monroe County’s Bicentennial is available on their website.
Read More »In this episode of the Bicentennial Journal, Monroe County Parks and Recreation’s Cathy Meyer talks about Karst Farm Park, which started as a ‘poor farm.’ Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. More information about Monroe County’s Bicentennial is available on their website.
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International students who overstay their visa may be barred from entering the United States. The change in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy was posted earlier this month, and will go into effect on August 9. The change in policy for F, J, and M visa holders, as well as their spouses and children, follows an executive order from President …
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In this episode of 2018, Meryem speaks about her current dilemma; She’s experienced a lot of prejudice since moving to Bloomington, more than she did when she was an undergraduate student in New Hampshire in the early 2000’s. She fears for her safety and the safety and happiness of her young son. She has enjoyed living in America and loves …
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