Veteran service organizations have a problem: their volunteer pool is aging out. Not enough younger volunteers are signing up to replace the older volunteers who are retiring. Jenny Tracy discovered this problem at the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 18 in Bloomington when she went there looking for help while her husband was deployed. Now she pays it forward by supporting …
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“The Notebook” is a personal essay read by the author, Darrell Ann Stone. In it, she shares the inherent beauty she finds in people and animals, especially horses. The notebook itself is a zany introduction to who she is how she got there.
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On this Fund Drive edition of Eco Report, we alert you to an event just recently planned for the evening of Earth Day, this coming Monday. A Community Forum on Management of Hoosier National Forest has finally come to Bloomington, hosted by IFA and Friends of Lake Monroe. Forest Supervisor Michael Chaveas will be on the panel, from our neck …
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Bloomington is teeming with people working for positive change in our community. The annual Be More Awards celebrates them. The 2024 awards will be presented at 6:30pm on Thursday April 25 in a public event at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Bloomington Volunteer Network Coordinator Michelle Moss announces those winners in this special episode of Activate! Activate! is a partnership between WFHB …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, April 9th, 2024. Later in the program, you will hear an interview from Kinsey Institute Executive Director Justin Garcia with host Michael Glab. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between WFHB and Lil Bub’s Big Fund. But first, …
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Bloomington is waging war against a foreign invader. Asian bush honeysuckle is choking out our native flora, and the return of warmer weather means this invasive species is once again on the grow. Paul Murphy is an intern on the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Urban Greenspace Team and he’s hoping you’ll sign up for a “Weed Wrangle” to …
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A trip overseas led high school student Sophia Craiutu to realize she was living in a media bubble. Sophia and her friend Iris Jones founded Global Learners on a mission to change the way American kids receive and perceive information about what’s going on in the world. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, …
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Kal Returns!!! And brings William Dorsey Swann, the originator of Drag culture and vogueing, into our lives! Melanie, Kal, and Justin go over updates to major stories of the week in LGBTIQ+ news. BloomingOUT is one of the nation’s longest-running LGBTIQ-focused radio shows. We feature people, news, events, entertainment, and businesses relevant to the queer experience in central Indiana and …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, March 27th. Later in the program, candidates for the Monroe County Council-At Large race faced off in a forum discussing the new jail, the cost of childcare, affordable housing and more. More in today’s headlines. Also coming up in the next half hour, Better Beware – your weekly consumer watchdog segment on …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, March 26th, 2024. Later in the program, WFHB News Correspondent Jeremy Herhusky-Schneider reports on the state of Indiana’s pushback to transportation alternatives. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between Lil Bub’s Big Fund and WFHB. But …
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