Over 350 newspapers across the country published Opinion pieces supporting the freedom of the press, today; A Libertarian push to oust Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson will be heard by the Indiana Election Commission tomorrow; Indiana University is reporting a record-breaking enrollment this semester; A new, north-south connector on Bloomington’s west side is moving from conception to design. FEATURE: Nate …
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President Donald Trump has called members of the news media “Enemies of the American People” seven times since June, over Twitter alone. In response, over 350 newspapers across the country published Opinion-Editorial pieces today, voicing their support for a free press. The nation-wide endeavor comes after The Boston Globe called for editorial boards to publish pieces defending the role of …
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Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly will meet with President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, tomorrow. In a statement issued this afternoon, the first-term incumbent Democrat announced he will meet with SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh, at noon. Kavanaugh is the second Supreme Court Justice nominated by President Trump; Neil Gorsuch was approved earlier this year. Donnelly was one of three Democratic Senators …
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HEADLINES The Indiana Department of Transportation will not meet their Interstate 69 construction deadline of August 31; Sen. (D-IN) Joe Donnelly will meet with President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, tomorrow; A 240-unit student residential project, planned for East Third Street and State Road 446, divided the Plan Commission in its August 13 meeting. FEATURE WFHB News Director Wes …
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The Monroe County Sheriff’s office will not release body camera footage from two officers who shot and killed a man, last week. In a statement from the Monroe County Sheriff’s office on Friday, Captain of Operations Ryan Davis stated the Monroe County Prosecutors Office requested the Sheriff’s office withhold the footage. Captain Davis wrote, “The Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office has …
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More Nazi-related vandalism was discovered over the weekend – this time in New Albany. The two red, spray-painted swastikas and several upside-down crosses, were discovered earlier today. The graffiti is on the sign to the Azalea Hills retirement community, in Floyds Knobs. The vandalism comes after swastikas and iron crosses were found spray-painted behind a Carmel synagogue late last month. …
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Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Bill talks about the probe that has been rocketed out to gather info on our sun, the story behind Rockport road’s naming in the past, eating groundhog, more tomatoe woes, Renaissance Farms dropped of some varieties of tomatoes for Buddy Bill to taste, talk about the farmers market, the problems …
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As the 2018 National Prison Strike quickly approaches, we have news of hunger and work strikes already underway. We have updates on the successful, 108 day hunger strike of Mapuche Shaman Celestino Cordova, who had been denied access to his ceremonial altar while in Chilean prison. We also get updates from Siddique Abdullah Hasan and Greg Curry on the hunger …
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Two people, right here in Bloomington, got swindled out of thousands of dollars last week. Here are the details, and a plea for your help! Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.
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The increasing demand for new homes in Indiana, coupled with the rising costs of labor and materials, is pushing more and more would-be homeowners out of the market. A new report by the US Census Bureau puts year-to-date new home permits down by eight percent.May to June new home building permits decreased by 10 percent, across the state. Indiana Builders …
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