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Shoes and a handbag make the outfit and Donna Lobdell knows her shoes and bags. It all started at the Farmers’ Market one day five years ago when Donna struck up a conversation with Sandy Keller, director of My Sister’s Closet. That simple ask turned into a twice-a-week volunteer shift for Donna in the nonprofit resale boutique and the opportunity …

Frankie gave us the keys again. Join us for a discussion with our special guests Alison and Sofia. We will be talking bout dating as a bisexual, bi-phobia, bi-erasure, and other issues bisexual people face as part of the LGBTQ community. Tune in for your weekly LGBT+ update! Music this week comes from Nilufer Yanya’s Miss Universe. Events: Poetry Palooza: …

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky is consolidating with Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands. Lynne Bunch is the Vice President for Patient Services for Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky. Bunch said the partnership will allow PPINK better access to funding, expertise and services. In a press release on February 1, PPINK stated they’ve been …

The Monroe County Democratic Party elected the first person of color to lead the party, on Sunday; Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton filed for re-election, today; Five hundred eighty-five thousand food stamp beneficiaries will not receive food stamps, in Indiana next month, due to the ongoing federal government shutdown; An Indiana lawmaker who accused Attorney General Curtis Hill of groping her, has …

Record numbers of women were elected to office in 2018. In Monroe County, Lee Jones, Julie Thomas, and Amanda Barge comprise the first all-women county government in Indiana. The Monroe County Board of Commissioners met for the first time in 2019, this morning. Thomas, who serves on WFHB’s Board of Directors, said the Commission will host a celebration next week.

We are completing our series on Brazilian prisons by airing an interview between Beny and Rosângela, who wanted to discuss her experiences with health care there.  Her account of  deprivation of care, along with the over application of psychiatric drugs, will be familiar to anyone who has spent time inside an American prison.  She likewise discusses the cuts made to …

As the opioid crisis continues to effect communities across Indiana, the number of incarcerated individuals in county jails and state prisons has grown. In Monroe County, that means more prisoners in a facility built thirty years ago. Monroe County Sheriff Brad Swain said his office is working to reduce over-crowding, as part of a legal agreement with the Indiana Chapter …

As the opioid crisis continues to effect communities across Indiana, the number of incarcerated individuals in county jails and state prisons has grown; The Monroe County Election Board reviewed late filings of campaign finance forms in their meeting, last week; The Monroe County Community School Corporation is accepting donations for its food assistance fund; The City of Columbus is moving forward with a …

This week, we listen to Kathleen Rumpf share her stories of her time inside FMC Carswell, a United States federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas for female inmates with special medical and mental health needs. Kathleen shares her experiences and wisdom from her time with the Catholic Workers, where she participated in the plowshares movement, along with other anti-prison activism. …

The U.S. Department of Labor is offering grants to both recruit female applicants into apprenticeship programs. The goal is to help women get into careers in industries such as manufacturing, construction and cyber-security, where they are under represented.