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Bloomington WoodWorks: A Different Kind of Co-Op
BY BARB BERGGOETZ A professional woodworker and furniture maker, James Bradley was tired of working alone in his home woodworking…
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Songwriting, Workshops, Shows At 2016 Creative Aging Festival
BY PAUL BICKLEY Julie Hill wants to change society’s perception of the elderly. As a certified teaching artist for the…
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Jill Bolte Taylor Bids Farewell to Her Beloved Mother, G.G.
In 1996, at the age of 37, Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained neuroscientist, experienced a massive stroke. She documented her…
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Harmony School Student Finds Happiness in Making Miniatures
BY BARB BERGGOETZ She’s artistic and good with her hands. She enjoys fine, detailed work. And she’s always liked small…
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“Elephant & Piggie’s ‘We Are in a Play!’”: A Buddy Musical for Kids Ages 3–7
BY STEPHANIE VON HIRSCHBERG Mo Willems’ Elephant & Piggie picture books have enchanted children ever since they began appearing in…
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Edwardo Rhodes: Cake Maker
BY NANCY HILLER When City of Bloomington staffer Nancy Hiestand retired at the end of July, friends and colleagues presented…
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Positive Link: On the Front Line in South-Central Indiana HIV Fight
BY CAIRRIL MILLS “Everybody I know says they don’t know anyone with HIV, but we all do,” says Jill Stowers…
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From Horrors to a New Life: A Bloomington Success Story Because the U.S. Took In Vietnamese Refugees
BY MIKE LEONARD For 18 years, clients have patronized The Nail Studio on South College Mall Road and most have…
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Indiana University Hopefuls Set Their Sights on Summer Olympic Games
BY MIKE LEONARD, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL D. DICKBERND For athletes who compete in Summer Olympic sports, the quest to get…
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