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WFHB Local News – June 1st, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 1st, 2022. Later in the program, we have a segment from Bring It On titled “Dark Past, Bright Future” hosted by Liz Mitchell. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Finding It on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. More following today’s …

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New Compost Program in Downtown Bloomington

Compost Up, Downtown was brought to Bloomington in April to combat food waste. Restaurants are one of the largest sources of food waste, which lead the City of Bloomington to partner with a local composting company to create a new composting program, according to Andrea Conway, CEO and owner of EarthKeepers, a Bloomington Compost Corporation. “Helping restaurants reduce food waste …

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WFHB Local News – May 26, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, May 26th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Abby Prywitch reports on “Compost Up, Downtown” – a new composting program meant to curb food waste in restaurants and food-service businesses. More in the top half of our program. But first, your daily headlines. Monroe County Plan Commission On May 17th at …

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WFHB Local News – May 25, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 25th, 2022. Later in the program, the Bloomington Faculty Council passed two resolutions calling on the IU Board of Trustees to provide a pathway to unionization for the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers. More in the bottom half of tonight’s show. Also coming up in the next half hour, we …

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WFHB Local News – May 24, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, May 24th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News speaks with Katie Shy, media correspondent for the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition, about two recently passed resolutions by the Bloomington Faculty Council calling on the IU administration to provide a pathway to unionization for the IGWC. More in today’s feature report. Also coming …

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WFHB Local News – Student Debt Crisis

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 18th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Phil Schuman, Executive Director of Financial Wellness and Education at Indiana University, about the student debt crisis in the United States. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Teach Your Children on …

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Hate Crimes Expert Weighs in on Racially Motivated Buffalo Attack

On Saturday, an armed 18-year-old white man killed 10 people and injured three others at a Buffalo, New York grocery store. Almost all of the victims were Black. A manifesto written by the shooter who traveled more than three hours to commit these egregious acts, reveals the attack was racially motivated. Police are now investigating the shooting as a hate …

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WFHB Local News – May 17, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, May 17th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with nationally-recognized scholar on hate crimes and policing Professor Jeannine Bell of the IU Mauer School of Law, about a racially-motivated shooting in Buffalo, New York that left 10 people dead. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up …

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WFHB Local News – May 16th, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 16th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Professor Jeannine Bell, an expert in policing and hate crimes at Indiana University, about the racially motivated killings of 10 Black residents in Buffalo on Saturday. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half …

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WFHB Local News – May 12, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, May 12th, 2022. Later in the program, we have Prescription for Healthcare – a podcast collaboration between WFHB Community Radio and Medicare for All Indiana. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Monroe County Board of Health reports a slight increase in …

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