The Bloomington Common Council continues to grapple with whether to repair or rebuild the Fourth Street parking garage; The Indiana State University chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is attempting to memorialize a meeting place, in honor of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi; The Monroe County Coroner’s office is seeing an increase in the number of people dying and getting sent through …
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The Bicentennial Journal – Dan Combs: Perry Township, Pt. 1
Perry Township is a three-part edition of the Bicentennial Journal. Perry Township Trustee Dan Combs tells the history of how townships came to be, and what a township trustee did historically, and the continuing tasks of the township trustee today. In Part One, Combs about the complications of accurately surveying a township. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes …
Read More »Big Talk! w/ Michael Glab: Dan “Carp” Combs
An institution in local politics, Dan “Carp” Combs has been Perry Township trustee since the mid-‘eighties, providing services for the needy and even making sure the abandoned Shortstop lot on the south side remains relatively clutter-free. Uniquely among American states, Indiana depends on the township form of government. Former Governor Mitch Daniels tried to eliminate the township system but failed. …
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