Bloom Archives
Author: Sophie Bird
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Debbie Fish: Working for the Incarcerated
It was a play, a poem, and COVID-19 that inspired Debbie Fish to become an advocate for prisoners.
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Greg Fichter, IU Building Services: Delayed Retirement to Stay on Job
When Indiana University shut down after spring break in mid-March, Greg Fichter, then 73, could have retired after almost 40 years as assistant director…
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Remote COVID Testers Working Outdoors Come Rain or 90° F
The coronavirus doesn’t stop for weekends or holidays—and neither do the 14 front-line health care workers comprising Indiana University Health Bloomington’s Remote COVID Test…
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Sean Buehler: Med Student Helping the Homeless Stay Safe
For most people, staying at home is the best way to protect against exposure to the coronavirus. But the risks are reversed for those…
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August/September 2020
Editor’s Message: Silence of the Lambs The upcoming election is the most momentous since Lincoln vs. Breckenridge in 1860, when the future of slavery…
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The Evolution of a Garden
It is rare that new owners of a previously occupied house inherit a spacious, completely open, unplanted backyard. But that’s just what appealed to…
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Editor’s Message: Silence of the Lambs
By now, I think you know the lambs I’m talking about—our say-nothing, do-nothing congressmen Sen. Mike Braun, Sen. Todd Young, and Rep. Trey Hollingsworth.
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Guest Column: The Way of Imagination
When I visit elementary schools, I tell the children they possess two superpowers, and their eyes open wide. You’re exercising one of those powers…
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Guest Column: University-Community Partnership Remains Strong
One year ago, on the heels of celebrations of the 200th anniversaries of the founding of Monroe County and the city of Bloomington, Indiana…