Bloom Archives
Category: Community
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B-town Scores Perfect Again on Treatment of LGBTQ Community
BY NICK TROMBOLA Late last year, Mayor John Hamilton announced that the City of Bloomington received a perfect score of 100 in the 2017…
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: Women Who Helped Shape Our Town
From February/March 2015: When Mary Alice Dunlap was appointed by the Bloomington City Council as the cityâs first woman mayor in 1962 after the…
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Grassroots Group Is Preparing Young Women for Political Office
According to the Rise to Run website, the average age of women in politics is 47. Thatâs something the grassroots movement, which works to…
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A Harrowing Night Saved By the Good People of Bloomington
When I left work at 5:58 p.m. on September 22, my main thought was that it was nice to be on my way home…
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Team First Book Builds Childâs First Home Library
âYou mean I can keep it forever?â Thatâs a typical response when children learn they can pick any book from the stacks provided for…
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50th Anniversary of IU at the Rose Bowl: The Season No Hoosier Fan Will Ever Forget
They were just that much quicker than their opponents. Thatâs the best explanation anyone can come up with for the astonishing success of the…
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Darryl Neher Will Be New CEO Of Local Habitat for Humanity
At Darryl Neherâs first board meeting as future CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County, two families were approved as new homeowners. Board…
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Two Weeks in Kenya: Seeing the Worldâs Inequities Up Close (PHOTO GALLERY)
In September, we spent two weeks in Kenya. Months later, weâre still unpacking the experience.
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The PipsqueakeryâA Rescue Center for Homeless Hamsters (VIDEO/PHOTO GALLERY)
Tucked away in a suburban Bloomington home is an animal rescue center unlike most others. The Pipsqueakery is one of the nationâs few hamster…